1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.3 They all ate the same spiritual food4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.9 We should not test the Lord, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes.10 And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.15 I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.18 Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?19 Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord's jealousy? Are we stronger than he?23 "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive.24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,26 for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."27 If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.28 But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake--29 the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God--33 even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

1 Nolo enim vos ignorare fratres, quoniam patres nostri omnes sub nube fuerunt, et omnes mare transierunt, 2 et omnes in Moyse baptizati sunt in nube, et in mari : 3 et omnes eamdem escam spiritalem manducaverunt, 4 et omnes eumdem potum spiritalem biberunt (bibebant autem de spiritali, consequente eos, petra : petra autem erat Christus) : 5 sed non in pluribus eorum beneplacitum est Deo : nam prostrati sunt in deserto. 6 Hc autem in figura facta sunt nostri, ut non simus concupiscentes malorum, sicut et illi concupierunt. 7 Neque idololatr efficiamini, sicut quidam ex ipsis : quemadmodum scriptum est : Sedit populus manducare, et bibere, et surrexerunt ludere. 8 Neque fornicemur, sicut quidam ex ipsis fornicati sunt, et ceciderunt una die viginti tria millia. 9 Neque tentemus Christum, sicut quidam eorum tentaverunt, et a serpentibus perierunt. 10 Neque murmuraveritis, sicut quidam eorum murmuraverunt, et perierunt ab exterminatore. 11 Hc autem omnia in figura contingebant illis : scripta sunt autem ad correptionem nostram, in quos fines sculorum devenerunt. 12 Itaque qui se existimat stare, videat ne cadat. 13 Tentatio vos non apprehendat nisi humana : fidelis autem Deus est, qui non patietur vos tentari supra id quod potestis, sed faciet etiam cum tentatione proventum ut possitis sustinere.14 Propter quod, carissimi mihi, fugite ab idolorum cultura : 15 ut prudentibus loquor, vos ipsi judicate quod dico. 16 Calix benedictionis, cui benedicimus, nonne communicatio sanguinis Christi est ? et panis quem frangimus, nonne participatio corporis Domini est ? 17 Quoniam unus panis, unum corpus multi sumus, omnes qui de uno pane participamus. 18 Videte Isral secundum carnem : nonne qui edunt hostias, participes sunt altaris ? 19 Quid ergo ? dico quod idolis immolatum sit aliquid ? aut quod idolum, sit aliquid ? 20 Sed qu immolant gentes, dmoniis immolant, et non Deo. Nolo autem vos socios fieri dmoniorum : 21 non potestis calicem Domini bibere, et calicem dmoniorum ; non potestis mens Domini participes esse, et mens dmoniorum. 22 An mulamur Dominum ? numquid fortiores illo sumus ? Omnia mihi licent, sed non omnia expediunt. 23 Omnia mihi licent, sed non omnia dificat.24 Nemo quod suum est qurat, sed quod alterius. 25 Omne quod in macello venit, manducate, nihil interrogantes propter conscientiam. 26 Domini est terra, et plenitudo ejus. 27 Si quis vocat vos infidelium, et vultis ire : omne quod vobis apponitur, manducate, nihil interrogantes propter conscientiam. 28 Si quis autem dixerit : Hoc immolatum est idolis : nolite manducare propter illum qui indicavit, et propter conscientiam : 29 conscientiam autem dico non tuam, sed alterius. Ut quid enim libertas mea judicatur ab aliena conscientia ? 30 Si ego cum gratia participo, quid blasphemor pro eo quod gratias ago ? 31 Sive ergo manducatis, sive bibitis, sive aliud quid facitis : omnia in gloriam Dei facite. 32 Sine offensione estote Judis, et gentibus, et ecclesi Dei : 33 sicut et ego per omnia omnibus placeo, non qurens quod mihi utile est, sed quod multis : ut salvi fiant.