1 Corinthians 10:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.

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  • Rev 9:20 : 20 And the rest of the people, who were not put to death by these evils, were not turned from the works of their hands, but went on giving worship to evil spirits, and images of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which have no power of seeing or hearing or walking:
  • Deut 32:16-17 : 16 The honour which was his they gave to strange gods; by their disgusting ways he was moved to wrath. 17 They made offerings to evil spirits which were not God, to gods who were strange to them, which had newly come up, not feared by your fathers.
  • 2 Chr 11:15 : 15 And he himself made priests for the high places, and for the images of he-goats and oxen which he had made.
  • Ps 106:37-39 : 37 They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits, 38 And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood. 39 So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
  • Lev 17:7 : 7 And let them make no more offerings to evil spirits, after which they have gone, turning away from the Lord. Let this be a law to them for ever, through all their generations.

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    21 It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

    22 Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

  • 1 Cor 10:18-19
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    18 See Israel after the flesh: do not those who take as food the offerings of the altar take a part in the altar?

    19 Do I say, then, that what is offered to images is anything, or that the image is anything?

  • Eph 5:7
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    7 Have no part with such men;

  • Deut 32:17
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    17 They made offerings to evil spirits which were not God, to gods who were strange to them, which had newly come up, not feared by your fathers.

  • 1 Cor 5:9-11
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    9 In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

    10 But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

    11 But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

  • 2 Cor 6:14-17
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    14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?

    15 And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not?

    16 And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

    17 For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

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    37 They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,

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    7 Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

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    14 For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

    15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

    16 The cup of blessing which we take, does it not give us a part in the blood of Christ? and is not the broken bread a taking part in the body of Christ?

  • 1 Cor 10:27-28
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    27 If a Gentile makes a feast for you, and you are pleased to go as a guest, take whatever is put before you, without question of right or wrong.

    28 But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:

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    10 We have an altar from which those priests who are servants in the Tent may not take food.

  • Lev 17:7
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    7 And let them make no more offerings to evil spirits, after which they have gone, turning away from the Lord. Let this be a law to them for ever, through all their generations.

  • 1 Cor 12:1-2
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    1 But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

    2 You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.

  • Gal 5:20
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    11 And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

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  • Acts 15:20
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    20 But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

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    18 If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

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  • Rev 16:14
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    14 For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.

  • Rev 9:20
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    20 And the rest of the people, who were not put to death by these evils, were not turned from the works of their hands, but went on giving worship to evil spirits, and images of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which have no power of seeing or hearing or walking:

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  • 1 Cor 11:20
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    20 But now, when you come together, it is not possible to take the holy meal of the Lord:

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    11 For he who gives him words of love has a part in his evil works.

  • Rom 14:20
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    20 Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

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    17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

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    27 And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

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    27 And do not give way to the Evil One.

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    17 But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.