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| | |Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. | | |Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. |
| − | |You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. | + | |You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons, and you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons. |
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| | |Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? | | |Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? |
| − | | | + | |Are we going to make the Lord jealous? Do we think we're stronger than He? |
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| | |All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. | | |All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. |
| − | | | + | |"All things are lawful for me"...but not all things are beneficial. "All things are lawful for me"...but not all things build me up. |
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| | |Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. | | |Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. |
| − | | | + | |No man should seek after his own, but every man should look out for his neighbor. |
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| | |Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: | | |Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: |
| − | | | + | |Whatever is sold in the public marketplace, go ahead and eat, and don't ask questions, for the sake of conscience. |
| − | | | + | |One of the first applications of "don't ask; don't tell" was in this context. See also ch. 8. |
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| | |For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. | | |For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. |
| − | | | + | |For "'''the earth belongs to the Lord, and the fullness of it also belongs to Him.'''" |
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| | |If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. | | |If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. |
| − | | | + | |If any unbeliever invites you to dinner, and you would like to attend, then eat whatever they set before you, and ask no question for the sake of conscience. |
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| | |But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: | | |But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: |
| − | | | + | |But if anyone tell you, "This food was offered in sacrifice to idols," then don't eat it, for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. |
| − | | | + | |The repetition of the "earth belongs to the Lord" phrase is an interpolation. |
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| | |Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? | | |Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? |
| − | | | + | |And when I say "conscience," I am not talking about your conscience, but rather his. Now why is my liberty constrained by another man's conscience? |
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| | |For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? | | |For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? |
| − | | | + | |If I, by grace, am a participant, why am I talked about in a bad way for a thing that I gave thanks for? |
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| | |Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. | | |Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. |
| − | | | + | |So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. |
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| | |Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: | | |Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: |
| − | | | + | |Make sure that your conscience is clear,to the Jews, the Greeks, and to the church of God, |
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| | |Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. | | |Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. |
| − | | | + | |for the same reason that I please men in all things, and do not look after my own profit, but the profit of many, so that they might be saved. |
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