18. Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they which eat the sacrifices communion with the altar?
19. What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20. But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with devils.
21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of devils.
22. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
23. All things are lawful; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful; but all things edify not.
24. Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbour's good.
25. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience sake;
26. for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
27. If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
28. But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake:
29. conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?