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For ^(C1)I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all ^(C2)under the cloud and they all ^(C3)passed through the sea;

and they all were ^(C1)baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

and they all ^(C1)ate the same spiritual food,

and all ^(C1)drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was ^(F1)Christ.

Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased; for their dead bodies were ^(C1)spread out in the wilderness.

Now these things happened as ^(C1)examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as ^(C2)they indeed craved them.

Do not be ^(C1)idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "^(C2)THE PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO EAT AND TO DRINK, AND ROSE UP TO ^(C3)PLAY."

Nor are we to commit sexual immorality, as ^(C1)some of them ^(F1)did, and ^(C2)twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as ^(C1)some of them ^(F1)did, and were killed by the snakes.

Nor ^(C1)grumble, as some of them ^(F1)did, and ^(C2)were killed by the ^(C3)destroyer.

Now these things happened to them as an ^(C1)example, and ^(C2)they were written for our instruction, upon whom ^(C3)the ends of the ages have come.

Therefore let the one who ^(C1)thinks he stands watch out that he does not fall.

No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and ^(C1)God is faithful, ^(F1)so He will not allow you to be ^(C2)tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

Therefore, my ^(C1)beloved, flee from ^(C2)idolatry.

I speak as to wise people; you then, judge what I say.

Is the ^(C1)cup of blessing which we bless not a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is the ^(C2)bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ?

Since there is one loaf, we ^(C1)who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

Look at ^(F1)the people of ^(C1)Israel; are those who ^(C2)eat the sacrifices not partners in the altar?

What do I mean then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or ^(C1)that an idol is ^(F1)anything?

No, but I say that things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they ^(C1)sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons.

^(C1)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(C2)the table of demons.

Or do we ^(C1)provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not ^(C2)stronger than He, are we?