KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 10:21
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
WEB World English Bible
You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
ASV American Standard Version
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Ye are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 10
18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
20 But [I say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
21 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.
22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s [wealth].
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐG3756 · ounoδύνασθεG1410 · dunamaibe ableποτήριονG4221 · potērioncupκυρίουG2962 · kurioslord: GodπίνεινG4095 · pinōto drinkκαὶG2532 · kaiandποτήριονG4221 · potērioncupδαιμονίων·G1140 · daimoniondemonοὐG3756 · ounoδύνασθεG1410 · dunamaibe ableτραπέζηςG5132 · trapezatableκυρίουG2962 · kurioslord: GodμετέχεινG3348 · metechōto shareκαὶG2532 · kaiandτραπέζηςG5132 · trapezatableδαιμονίων.G1140 · daimoniondemon
Cross-references
Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.2 Corinthians 6:15-17And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?Isaiah 65:11But ye [are] they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.1 Corinthians 10:16The 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?Deuteronomy 32:37-38And he shall say, Where [are] their gods, [their] rock in whom they trusted,1 Corinthians 8:10For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
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