¹⁵ lest you cut a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and ^(A)sacrifice to their gods, and one of them ^(B)invite you ^[a]to eat of his sacrifice, ¹⁶ and ^(C)you take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods. ^17 (D)You shall make for yourself no molten gods.

Daniel’s Heart

⁸ But Daniel set in his heart that he would not ^(A)defile himself with the ^(B)king’s choice food or with the ^(C)wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself.

⁷ However, not all men ^(A)have this knowledge; but ^(B)some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

¹³ Therefore, ^(A)if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again—ever, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

⁷ Do not be ^(A)idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “^(B)The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to ^(C)play.” ⁸ Nor let us act in sexual immorality, as ^(D)some of them ^[a]did, and ^(E)twenty-three thousand fell in one day. ⁹ Nor let us put Christ to the test, as ^(F)some of them ^[b]did, and were destroyed by the serpents. ¹⁰ Nor ^(G)grumble, as some of them ^[c]did, and ^(H)were destroyed by the ^(I)destroyer. ¹¹ Now these things happened to them as an ^(J)example, and ^(K)they were written for our instruction, upon whom ^(L)the ends of the ages have arrived. ¹² Therefore let him who ^(M)thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. ¹³ No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man, but ^(N)God is faithful, who will not allow you to be ^(O)tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

¹⁴ Therefore, my ^(P)beloved, flee from ^(Q)idolatry. ¹⁵ I speak as to prudent people. You judge what I say. ¹⁶ Is not the ^(R)cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the ^[d](S)bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Since there is one ^[e]bread, we ^(T)who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one ^[f]bread. ¹⁸ Look at ^[g]the nation ^(U)Israel. Are not those who ^(V)eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar? ¹⁹ What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or ^(W)that an idol is anything? ²⁰ No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they ^(X)sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not want you to become sharers in demons. ^21 (Y)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(Z)the table of demons. ²² Or do we ^(AA)provoke the ^[h]Lord to jealousy? Are we ^(AB)stronger than He?

^23 (AC)All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things ^(AD)build up. ²⁴ Let no one ^(AE)seek his own good, but that of the other person. ^25 (AF)Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake. ^26 (AG)For the earth is the ^[i]Lord’s, as well as its fullness. ²⁷ If ^(AH)one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, ^(AI)eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience’ sake. ²⁸ But ^(AJ)if anyone says to you, “This is meat consecrated to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake. ²⁹ I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For ^(AK)why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? ³⁰ If I partake with gratefulness, ^(AL)why am I slandered concerning that for which I ^(AM)give thanks?

³¹ Whether, then, you eat or drink or ^(AN)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. ^32 (AO)Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to ^(AP)the church of God; ³³ just as I also ^(AQ)please all men in all things, ^(AR)not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, ^(AS)so that they may be saved.

¹⁴ Therefore, my ^(A)beloved, flee from ^(B)idolatry. ¹⁵ I speak as to prudent people. You judge what I say. ¹⁶ Is not the ^(C)cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the ^[a](D)bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Since there is one ^[b]bread, we ^(E)who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one ^[c]bread. ¹⁸ Look at ^[d]the nation ^(F)Israel. Are not those who ^(G)eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar? ¹⁹ What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or ^(H)that an idol is anything? ²⁰ No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they ^(I)sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not want you to become sharers in demons. ^21 (J)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(K)the table of demons. ²² Or do we ^(L)provoke the ^[e]Lord to jealousy? Are we ^(M)stronger than He?

^23 (N)All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things ^(O)build up. ²⁴ Let no one ^(P)seek his own good, but that of the other person. ^25 (Q)Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake. ^26 (R)For the earth is the ^[f]Lord’s, as well as its fullness. ²⁷ If ^(S)one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, ^(T)eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience’ sake. ²⁸ But ^(U)if anyone says to you, “This is meat consecrated to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake.

¹⁴ But ^(A)I have a few things against you, that you have there some who hold the ^(B)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, ^(C)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

²⁰ But ^(A)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman ^(B)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and deceives My slaves so that they ^(C)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.