1 Corinthians 10:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

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  • Rev 9:20 : 20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
  • Deut 32:16-17 : 16 They provoked him to jealousy with foreign gods, with abominations they provoked him to anger. 17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
  • 2 Chr 11:15 : 15 And he ordained priests for the high places, for the devils, and for the calves which he made.
  • Ps 106:37-39 : 37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus they were defiled with their own works, and played the harlot with their own inventions.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  • Lev 17:7 : 7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have gone whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.

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    21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons: you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons.

    22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

  • 1 Cor 10:18-19
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    18Consider Israel after the flesh: are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

    19What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

  • Eph 5:7
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    7Therefore do not be partakers with them.

  • Deut 32:17
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    17They sacrificed to demons, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

  • 1 Cor 5:9-11
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    9I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

    10Yet not entirely with the sexually immoral of this world, or with the greedy, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.

    11But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone who is called a brother if he is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.

  • 2 Cor 6:14-17
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    14Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?

    15And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he who believes with an unbeliever?

    16And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

    17Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.

  • Ps 106:37
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    37Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,

  • 1 Cor 10:7
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    7Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

  • 1 Cor 10:14-16
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    14Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

    15I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.

    16The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

  • 1 Cor 10:27-28
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    27If any of those who do not believe invite you to a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake.

    28But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof:

  • Heb 13:10
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    10We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

  • Lev 17:7
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    7And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have gone whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.

  • 1 Cor 12:1-2
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    1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

    2You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these mute idols, even as you were led.

  • Gal 5:20
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    20idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousy, wrath, strife, seditious, heresies,

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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    1Now the Spirit speaks clearly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits, and doctrines of demons;

  • Eph 5:11
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    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

  • Exod 34:15
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    15Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you, and you eat his sacrifice.

  • Acts 15:20
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    20But that we write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood.

  • Luke 11:18-19
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    18If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

    19And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore they will be your judges.

  • Rev 16:14
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    14For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

  • Rev 9:20
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    20But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4Wherein they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

  • 1 Cor 11:20
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    20When you come together therefore in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's supper.

  • 2 John 1:11
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    11For he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.

  • Rom 14:20
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    20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.

  • Eph 4:17
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    17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

  • Luke 11:15
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    15But some of them said, He casts out demons through Beelzebub the chief of the demons.

  • Matt 12:27
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    27And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15Do you not know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid.

  • 1 Cor 11:22
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    22What? Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

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    5Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • Eph 4:27
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    27Nor give place to the devil.

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
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    12For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, You shall not do this thing.

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    32Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

  • Lev 19:31
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    31Do not turn to those who have familiar spirits, nor seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

  • Gal 4:8
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    8However, then, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

  • Jas 2:19
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    19You believe that there is one God. You do well. The demons also believe, and tremble.

  • 1 Cor 11:17
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    17Now in this that I declare to you, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.