14 So my good friends, stay away from idol worship.
15 I’m talking to sensible people, so you decide whether I’m telling the truth. 16 When we give thanks for the cup we use in the Lord’s Supper, don’t we share in the blood of Christ? When we break the communion bread, don’t we share in the body of Christ? 17 By eating from one loaf of bread, we show that even though we are many, we are one body. 18 Look at the people of Israel. Don’t those who eat the sacrifices made on the altar share together? 19 What am I saying then? That anything sacrificed to idols means anything, or that an idol has any real existence? Of course not! 20 The pagans are sacrificing to demons, and not to God. I don’t want you to have anything to do with demons! 21 You can’t drink the Lord’s cup as well as the cup of demons; you can’t eat from the Lord’s table as well as the table of demons. 22 Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?