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15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
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I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
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Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
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Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
18 Consider the people of Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar?
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Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?
19 What do I imply then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
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Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
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?
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