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1 Corinthians 10
1 Corinthians 10:21
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1 Corinthians 10:21
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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.
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1 Corinthians 10:21 in Other Translations
KJV
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Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
ESV
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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.
NLT
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You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord’s Table and at the table of demons, too.
MSG
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And you can't have it both ways, banqueting with the Master one day and slumming with demons the next.
CSB
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You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord's table and the table of demons.
1 Corinthians 10:21 In-Context
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Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
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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.
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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.
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Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
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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.
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2 Corinthians 6:15,16
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