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20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.
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No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants 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.
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You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
22 Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
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Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
23 "All things are lawful," but not all things are beneficial. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.
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“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
24 Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other.
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No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience,
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Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
26 for "the earth and its fullness are the Lord's."
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for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
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If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.
28 But if someone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience—
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But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.
29 I mean the other's conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgment of someone else's conscience?
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I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
30 If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
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If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
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