1 Corinthians 10:20

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?

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

24 Let no one seek his own, but each one ^athe other’s well-being.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 10:20

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American Standard Version
But `I say', that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.

Amplified® Bible
No, I am suggesting that what the pagans sacrifice they offer [in effect] to demons (to evil spiritual powers) and not to God [at all]. I do not want you to fellowship {and} be partners with diabolical spirits [by eating at their feasts].

Contemporary English Version
No, I am not! That food is really sacrificed to demons and not to God. I don't want you to have anything to do with demons.

Darby English Version
But that what [the nations] sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. Now I do not wish you to be in communion with demons.

Good News Bible
No! What I am saying is that what is sacrificed on pagan altars is offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be partners with demons.

International Standard Version
Hardly! What they offer, they offer to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partners with demons.

King James Version
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

New American Standard Bible
{No,} but {I say} that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.

New International Version
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.

New King James Version
Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.

Young's Literal Translation
`no,' but that the things that the nations sacrifice -- they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

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