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1 Οὐ θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν πάντες ὑπὸ τὴν νεφέλην ἦσαν καὶ πάντες διὰ τῆς θαλάσσης διῆλθον,
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For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.
2 καὶ πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ,
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They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
3 καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν βρῶμα ⸃ ἔφαγον
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They all ate the same spiritual food
4 καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν ἔπιον πόμα, ἔπινον γὰρ ἐκ πνευματικῆς ἀκολουθούσης πέτρας, ἡ πέτρα δὲ ⸃ ἦν ὁ Χριστός ·
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and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
5 ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐν τοῖς πλείοσιν αὐτῶν ηὐδόκησεν ὁ θεός, κατεστρώθησαν γὰρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
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Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
6 Ταῦτα δὲ τύποι ἡμῶν ἐγενήθησαν, εἰς τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἐπιθυμητὰς κακῶν, καθὼς κἀκεῖνοι ἐπεθύμησαν.
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Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.
7 μηδὲ εἰδωλολάτραι γίνεσθε, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν · ὥσπερ γέγραπται · Ἐκάθισεν ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πεῖν, καὶ ἀνέστησαν παίζειν.
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Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
8 μηδὲ πορνεύωμεν, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ ἔπεσαν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ εἴκοσι τρεῖς χιλιάδες.
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We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
9 μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλλυντο.
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We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
10 μηδὲ γογγύζετε, καθάπερ τινὲς αὐτῶν ἐγόγγυσαν, καὶ ἀπώλοντο ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀλοθρευτοῦ.
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And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.
11 ταῦτα δὲ τυπικῶς συνέβαινεν ⸃ ἐκείνοις, ἐγράφη δὲ πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡμῶν, εἰς οὓς τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων κατήντηκεν.
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These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.
12 ὥστε ὁ δοκῶν ἑστάναι βλεπέτω μὴ πέσῃ,
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So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
13 πειρασμὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ εἴληφεν εἰ μὴ ἀνθρώπινος · πιστὸς δὲ ὁ θεός, ὃς οὐκ ἐάσει ὑμᾶς πειρασθῆναι ὑπὲρ ὃ δύνασθε, ἀλλὰ ποιήσει σὺν τῷ πειρασμῷ καὶ τὴν ἔκβασιν τοῦ δύνασθαι ὑπενεγκεῖν.
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No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
14 Διόπερ, ἀγαπητοί μου, φεύγετε ἀπὸ τῆς εἰδωλολατρίας.
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Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
15 ὡς φρονίμοις λέγω · κρίνατε ὑμεῖς ὅ φημι.
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I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16 τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας ὃ εὐλογοῦμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία ἐστὶν τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ; τὸν ἄρτον ὃν κλῶμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐστιν;
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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 ὅτι εἷς ἄρτος, ἓν σῶμα οἱ πολλοί ἐσμεν, οἱ γὰρ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἄρτου μετέχομεν.
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Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
18 βλέπετε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατὰ σάρκα · οὐχ οἱ ἐσθίοντες τὰς θυσίας κοινωνοὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου εἰσίν;
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Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?
19 τί οὖν φημι; ὅτι εἰδωλόθυτόν τί ἐστιν, ἢ ὅτι εἴδωλόν ⸃ τί ἐστιν;
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Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20 ἀλλ’ ὅτι ἃ θύουσιν, δαιμονίοις καὶ οὐ θεῷ θύουσιν, οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς κοινωνοὺς τῶν δαιμονίων γίνεσθαι.
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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 οὐ δύνασθε ποτήριον κυρίου πίνειν καὶ ποτήριον δαιμονίων · οὐ δύνασθε τραπέζης κυρίου μετέχειν καὶ τραπέζης δαιμονίων.
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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 ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν κύριον; μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν;
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Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
23 Πάντα ἔξεστιν · ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει. πάντα ἔξεστιν · ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντα οἰκοδομεῖ.
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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 μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου.
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No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
25 πᾶν τὸ ἐν μακέλλῳ πωλούμενον ἐσθίετε μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν,
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Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
26 τοῦ κυρίου γὰρ ⸃ ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.
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for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
27 εἴ τις καλεῖ ὑμᾶς τῶν ἀπίστων καὶ θέλετε πορεύεσθαι, πᾶν τὸ παρατιθέμενον ὑμῖν ἐσθίετε μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν ·
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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 ἐὰν δέ τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ · Τοῦτο ἱερόθυτόν ἐστιν, μὴ ἐσθίετε δι’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν μηνύσαντα καὶ τὴν συνείδησιν ·
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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 συνείδησιν δὲ λέγω οὐχὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ ἑτέρου · ἱνατί γὰρ ἡ ἐλευθερία μου κρίνεται ὑπὸ ἄλλης συνειδήσεως;
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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 εἰ ἐγὼ χάριτι μετέχω, τί βλασφημοῦμαι ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εὐχαριστῶ;
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If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
31 Εἴτε οὖν ἐσθίετε εἴτε πίνετε εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ ποιεῖτε.
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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
32 ἀπρόσκοποι καὶ Ἰουδαίοις γίνεσθε ⸃ καὶ Ἕλλησιν καὶ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ,
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Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—
33 καθὼς κἀγὼ πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω, μὴ ζητῶν τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ σύμφορον ἀλλὰ τὸ τῶν πολλῶν, ἵνα σωθῶσιν.
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even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
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