12. Therefore let the one who thinks that he stands watch out that he doesn’t fall.
13. No temptation has taken hold of you except what is common to mankind. But God is faithful—He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can handle. But with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape, so you will be able to endure it.
14. Therefore, my dearly loved ones, flee from idolatry.
15. I speak as to sensible people—judge for yourselves what I say.
16. The cup of blessing that we bless—isn’t it a sharing of Messiah’s blood? The bread which we break—isn’t it a sharing of Messiah’s body?
17. Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body—for we all partake of the one bread.
18. Consider physical Israel. Those who eat the sacrifices—aren’t they partners in the altar?
19. What am I saying then—that an idol sacrifice is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20. No, I’m saying that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God, and I don’t want you to become partners with demons.
21. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
22. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?