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  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 20 No; but I say that what the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God;+ and I do not want you to become sharers with the demons.+

  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 20 ἀλλ’ But ὅτι that ἃ what (things) θύουσιν are sacrificing τὰ the ἔθνη, nations, δαιμονίοις to demons καὶ and οὐ not θεῷ to God θύουσιν, they are sacrificing, οὐ not θέλω I am willing δὲ but ὑμᾶς YOU κοινωνοὺς sharers τῶν of the δαιμονίων demons γίνεσθαι. to be becoming.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 20 No; but I say that the things which the nations* sacrifice they sacrifice to demons,+ and not to God; and I do not want YOU to become sharers with the demons.+

  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    The Bible in Living English
    • 20* no, but that what they sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not want you to become participants with demons.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    American Standard Version
    • 20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 20 On the contrary—That the things which the nations sacrifice Unto demons and not unto God they sacrifice; And I wish not that ye should become sharers together with the demons!

  • 1 Corinthians 10:20
    King James Version
    • 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.

  • 1 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2022
    • 10:20 it-1 973; w04 2/15 5; w93 1/15 23-24; w90 12/1 5; sh 94

  • 1 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 10:20 w80 4/1 29-31; us 55; w74 145-146; w74 396; w73 181; w73 486; w73 606; g73 5/22 28; w72 754; w71 510; w65 183; im 30, 152; w64 203; w62 601; wr 58; w61 281, 669; w56 46, 754; w51 50; rm 120; w31 218

  • 1 Corinthians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 10:20

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 973

      The Watchtower,

      2/15/2004, p. 5

      1/15/1993, pp. 22-24

      12/1/1990, p. 5

      4/1/1980, pp. 29-31

      7/1/1974, p. 396

      3/1/1974, pp. 145-146

      10/1/1973, p. 606

      8/15/1973, p. 486

      3/15/1973, p. 181

      12/15/1972, pp. 753-754

      8/15/1971, p. 510

      3/15/1965, pp. 183-184

      4/1/1964, pp. 202-203

      10/1/1962, pp. 601-602

      11/1/1961, pp. 669-670

      5/1/1961, pp. 281-282

      12/15/1956, pp. 753-754

      1/15/1956, pp. 45-47

      1/15/1951, p. 50

      Mankind’s Search for God, pp. 93-94

      Unseen Spirits, p. 55

      Awake!,

      5/22/1973, p. 28

  • 1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 10:20

      what the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons: In the preceding verse, Paul made it clear that an idol is nothing. But the real danger of idol worship is the power behind it. Paul is apparently quoting from or alluding to De 32:17. A similar thought is expressed at Ps 106:36, 37. Jesus said that the power behind all such idol worship is Satan, who is “the ruler of the demons.” (Mt 12:24-26) Thus, when people of the nations were making sacrifices to idols or to false gods, they were in reality worshipping demons. Moreover, as part of the ceremony, the worshippers would often eat some of the sacrificed meat. They were, in effect, sharing a meal with their gods and thereby having fellowship with the demons.

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