The Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians |
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| [1] | FOR I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; |
| [2] | and were all baptized unto 1 Moses in the cloud and in the sea; |
| [3] | and did all eat the same spiritual food; |
| [4] | and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ. 2 |
| [5] | Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. |
| [6] | Now these 3 things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. |
| [7] | Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. |
| [8] | Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. |
| [9] | Neither let us make trial of the Lord, 4 as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. |
| [10] | Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer. |
| [11] | Now these things happened unto them by 5 way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come. |
| [12] | Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. |
| [13] | There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it. |
| [14] | Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. |
| [15] | I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. |
| [16] | The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion 6 of the blood of Christ? The bread 7 which we break, is it not a communion 8 of the body of Christ? |
| [17] | seeing 9 that we, who are many, are one bread, 10 one body: for we all partake of 11 the one bread. 12 |
| [18] | Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they that 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 demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons. |
| [21] | Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons. |
| [22] | Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? |
| [23] | All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify. 13 |
| [24] | Let no man seek his own, but each his 14 neighbor’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 showed 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? |
| [30] | If 15 I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? |
| [31] | Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. |
| [32] | Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God: |
| [33] | even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved. |
| | | Note 1. Gr. into. [back] |
| Note 2. Or, the Christ. Comp. Heb. 11. 26. [back] |
| Note 3. Or, in these things they became figures of us. [back] |
| Note 4. Some ancient authorities read Christ. [back] |
| Note 5. Gr. by way of figure. [back] |
| Note 6. Or, participation in. [back] |
| Note 7. Or, loaf. [back] |
| Note 8. Or, participation in. [back] |
| Note 9. Or, seeing that there is one bread, we, who are many, are one body. [back] |
| Note 10. Or, loaf. [back] |
| Note 11. Gr. from. [back] |
| Note 12. Or, loaf. [back] |
| Note 13. Gr. build up. [back] |
| Note 14. Gr. the other’s. See Rom. 13. 8. [back] |
| Note 15. Or, If I by grace partake. [back] |
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