Moreover, brethren, I wouldnotthat yeshould be ignorant, how thatallourfatherswereunderthecloud, andallpassedthroughthesea; Andwere allbaptizeduntoMosesinthecloudandinthesea; Anddid alleatthesamespiritualmeat; Anddid alldrinkthesamespiritualdrink: forthey drankofthat spiritualRockthat followedthem: andthat RockwasChrist. Butwithmanyof themGodwas not well pleased: forthey were overthrowninthewilderness. Nowthese thingswereourexamples, to the intent weshould not lust afterevil things, asthey alsolusted. Neitherbeye idolaters, as were someof them; asit is written, Thepeoplesat downto eatanddrink, androse upto play. Neitherlet us commit fornication, assomeof themcommitted, andfellinonedaythree and twenty thousand. Neitherlet us temptChrist, assomeof themalsotempted, andwere destroyedofserpents. Neithermurmurye, assomeof themalsomurmured, andwere destroyedofthedestroyer. Nowallthese thingshappenedunto themfor examples: andthey are writtenforouradmonition, uponwhomtheendsof theworldare come. Whereforelet him that thinkethhe standethtake heedlesthe fall. There hath notemptationtakenyoubutsuch as is common to man: butGod is faithful, whowill notsufferyouto be temptedabovethatye are able; butwill withthetemptationalsomakea way to escape, that yemay be ableto bear it. Wherefore, mydearly beloved, fleefromidolatry. I speakasto wise men; judgeyewhatI say. Thecupof blessingwhichwe bless, isit notthe communionof thebloodof Christ? Thebreadwhichwe break, isit notthe communionof thebodyof Christ? Forwe being manyareonebread, and onebody: forwe are all partakersofthat onebread. BeholdIsraelafterthe flesh: arenotthey which eatof thesacrificespartakersof thealtar? WhatsayI then? thatthe idolisany thing, orthat which is offered in sacrifice to idolsisany thing? But I say, thatthe things whichtheGentilessacrifice, they sacrificeto devils, andnotto God: andI wouldnotthat yeshould havefellowshipwith devils. Ye cannotdrinkthe cupof the Lord, andthe cupof devils: ye cannotbe partakersof the Lord's table, andof the tableof devils. Do weprovoke the Lord to jealousy? arewestrongerthan he? All thingsare lawfulfor me, butall thingsare not expedient: all thingsare lawfulfor me, butall thingsedifynot. Let no manseekhis own, butevery mananother's wealth. Whatsoeveris soldinthe meat market, that eat, asking no questionfor conscience sake: Fortheearth is theLord's, andthefullnessthereof. Ifanyof them that believe notbidyou to a feast, andye be disposedto go; whatsoeveris set beforeyou, eat, asking no questionfor conscience sake. Butifany mansayunto you, Thisisoffered in sacrifice unto idols, eatnotfor his sakethat showedit, andfor consciencesake: fortheearth is theLord's, andthefullnessthereof: Conscience, I say, notthine own, butoftheother: forwhyis mylibertyjudgedofanother man's conscience? ForifIby gracebe a partaker, whyam I evil spoken offorthatfor which Igive thanks? Whetherthereforeye eat, ordrink, orwhatsoeverye do, doallto thegloryof God. Give none offense, neitherto the Jews, norto the Gentiles, norto thechurchof God: Even as Ipleaseall men in all things, notseekingmine ownprofit, butthe profit of many, thatthey may be saved.