1 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of my Father which is in Israel, All of them were under the clouds and all walked through the sea.
1 Corinthians 10: 1

2 And Moses baptized them in the cloud and in the sea;
1 Corinthians 10: 2

3 They all ate the same spiritual food.
1 Corinthians 10: 3

4 And they all drank the same spiritual water. From the spiritual rock that was with them. That rock was Christ.
1 Corinthians 10: 4

5 But God was not pleased with most of them. They were killed in the desert.
1 Corinthians 10: 5

6 And these things that happened are examples for us. We should learn from these examples that we should not be tempted to do bad things like those people.
1 Corinthians 10: 6

7 You must not worship idols, as some of them have done. It is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink. They got up to dance. ”
1 Corinthians 10: 7

8 We must not commit sexual immorality like some of them. One of them in a day because of their sins
1 Corinthians 10: 8

9 We must not tempt Christ as some of them have tempted God. They died from the sting of the serpent, because they tried God.
1 Corinthians 10: 9

10 Don’t complain like many of them did. So those people were destroyed by the angel of death.
1 Corinthians 10:10

11 What happened to those people is an example for us. These things are written to warn us. We are living in the last days of history.
1 Corinthians 10:11

12 Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
1 Corinthians 10:12

13 Every human being has the same urges that you have. But you can trust God. He will not let you test more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way out of this temptation. Then you will be able to tolerate it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

14 Wherefore, my dear friends, abstain from idolatry.
1 Corinthians 10:14

15 I speak to you as wise men; Judge for yourselves what I say.
1 Corinthians 10:15

16 The cup of blessing for which we give thanks and from which we drink; Does it not make us share in the blood of Christ? And the bread that we break and eat, does it not make us share in the body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 10:16

17 There is one bread, and although we are many, we are all one body, for we all share that one bread.
1 Corinthians 10:17

18 Think of the people of Israel. Don’t those who eat the meat of the sacrifice share in the altar?
1 Corinthians 10:18

19 I do not mean that the meat sacrificed to idols is important, nor do I mean that idols are important.
1 Corinthians 10:19

20 But I say that the things which are offered to idols are not given to God, but to demons. And I don’t want you to be associated with demons.
1 Corinthians 10:20

21 You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons. You cannot share the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
1 Corinthians 10:21

22 Do we want to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he? No
1 Corinthians 10:22

1 I want you to be patient with me even when I am a little foolish but you are already patient with me.
2 Corinthians 11: 1

2 I am jealous of you. And this jealousy comes from God. I promise to give you Christ so that only he can be your husband. I want to present you to Christ to be her virginity.
2 Corinthians 11: 2

3 But I fear, lest by any means, your hearts turn away from righteousness and Christ. As the wind was deceived by the serpent’s devilish plan.
2 Corinthians 11: 3

4 You are very humble with everyone who comes to you. Who preaches about Jesus things that are different from our preaching. You are willing to accept a spirit or gospel that is different from the spirit and gospel that you have received from us. Then you must be patient with me.
2 Corinthians 11: 4

5 I do not think that those “great apostles” are in any way superior to me.
2 Corinthians 11: 5

6 It is true that I am not a good speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way.
2 Corinthians 11: 6

7 I have preached to you the gospel of God without pay. I humbled myself so that I could make you important. Do you think that I was wrong?
2 Corinthians 11: 7

8 I received a salary from other churches. I took money from them to serve you.
2 Corinthians 11: 8

9 When I was with you, I needed something. But I did not hurt any of you. The brothers from Macedonia gave me everything I needed. I was not a burden to you. And I will never be a burden to you in the future.
2 Corinthians 11: 9

10 No one from Achaia can stop me from boasting about this. I say this with the truth of Christ within me.
2 Corinthians 11:10

11 And why am I not a burden to you? Do you think that is because I do not love you? No God knows I love you.
2 Corinthians 11:11

12 And I will continue to do what I am doing now, so that those people will have no reason to brag. They like to show that the work they are boasting about is like our work.
2 Corinthians 11:12

13 These people are not true apostles. They do things that lie. They disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:13

14 This makes us wonder. Satan also disguises himself as an angel of light.
2 Corinthians 11:14

15 So we are not surprised when Satan’s servants disguise themselves as servants of the truth. But in the end, those people will be punished for what they did.
2 Corinthians 11:15

1 Now I will write about the meat of the sacrifice which is offered to idols. We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge fills you with pride. But love helps you to be stronger than others.
1 Corinthians 8: 1

2 A person who thinks he knows something does not know what he should know.
1 Corinthians 8: 2

3 But he that loveth God knoweth him;
1 Corinthians 8: 3

4 Wherefore I say unto the idols, It is a meat offering: for we know that idolatry is nothing in the world. We also know that there is only one God.
1 Corinthians 8: 4

5 It doesn’t really matter that some things on earth and in the sky are called gods. Many people call such things “gods” or “lords.”
1 Corinthians 8: 5

6 But we have only one God. He is our Father. Everything has come from Him and we live for Him alone. There is only one Lord. He is Jesus Christ. All things are created through him, and we also live through him.
1 Corinthians 8: 6

7 But not all people know this. Some people are still in the habit of worshiping idols. So when they eat this meat, they feel like it belongs to an idol. They do not know whether it is proper to eat this meat or not. So when they eat this meat, they think they are doing something wrong.
1 Corinthians 8: 7

8 But food does not bring us closer to God. By not eating meat, we do not lose anything or by eating, we do not gain anything.
1 Corinthians 8: 8

9 But beware of your freedom. Your own faith can make people weak.
1 Corinthians 8: 9

10 You have understanding, so you feel free to eat in the temple of idols. A person with weak faith may see you eating there. This will also encourage him to eat the meat offered to the idols. But he actually misunderstands it.
1 Corinthians 8:10

11 So this weak brother can be destroyed because of your knowledge. And Christ was sacrificed for this brother.
1 Corinthians 8:11

12 When you cause your brothers and sisters in Christ to do something they think is wrong, you are sinning against them and hurting them. Then you are also sinning against Christ.
1 Corinthians 8:12

13 Therefore I will never again eat the flesh that I have caused my brother to fall into sin. I will stop eating meat so that I will not let my brother and sister fall into sin.
1 Corinthians 8:13