1 Corinthians 10:16

Flee from Idolatry

14 Therefore, my beloved, ^aflee from idolatry.

15 I speak as to ^awise men; judge for yourselves what I say.

16 ^aThe cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the¹ communion of the blood of Christ? ^bThe bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 For ^awe, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

18 Observe ^aIsrael ^bafter the flesh: ^cAre not those who eat of the sacrifices¹ partakers of the altar?

19 What am I saying then? ^aThat an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles ^asacrifice ^bthey sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

21 ^aYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^bthe cup of demons; you cannot partake of the ^cLord’s table and of the table of demons.

22 Or do we ^aprovoke the Lord to jealousy? ^bAre we stronger than He?

All to the Glory of God

23 All things are lawful¹ for me, but not all things are ^ahelpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things² edify.

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1 Corinthians 10:16

I Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless. A name applied to the cup used in the Lord's Supper. Paul shows from the nature of the Lord's Supper, and of the Jewish sacrificial feasts, that to eat in an idol feast is an idol communion. Is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? Is not the cup the symbol of joint participation or fellowship of the blood of Christ. Is it not the communion of the body of Christ? Is not the bread the symbol of joint participation of Christ's body?

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