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1 Corinthians 10:21The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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οὐ δύνασθε ποτήριον Κυρίου πίνειν καὶ ποτήριον δαιμονίων· οὐ δύνασθε τραπέζης Κυρίου μετέχειν καὶ τραπέζης δαιμονίων.
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1 Corinthians 10:21The Bible in Living English
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21 You cannot drink the Lord’s cup and demons’ cup! you cannot share the Lord’s table and demons’ table!
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1 Corinthians 10:21American Standard Version
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21 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.
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1 Corinthians 10:21The Emphasized Bible
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21 Ye cannot be drinking—a cup of the Lord and a cup of demons; Ye cannot be partaking of a table of the Lord and a table of demons.
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1 Corinthians 10:21King James Version
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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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1 CorinthiansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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10:21 w85 1/15 26; w80 4/1 30; w80 6/15 7; us 41; w73 181; w73 700; w68 572-573; im 30; w64 203; w62 145, 601; wr 58; w61 281; w59 410; yw 154; w57 222; w56 46; w52 126; w51 51; w43 77; w41 281; ch 79
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1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 10New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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the cup of Jehovah: Five verses earlier, Paul speaks about the cup of wine symbolizing Christ’s blood at the Lord’s Evening Meal. (1Co 10:16) There he calls the cup used at this observance “the cup of blessing that we bless.” When Jesus instituted this observance, he said a blessing, or prayer, before passing the cup to his disciples. (Mt 26:27, 28; Lu 22:19, 20) Following this pattern, a blessing, or prayer, is said before drinking from the cup. However, it was Jehovah who made all provisions for Christians, including Jesus’ ransom sacrifice; it was to Jehovah that Jesus offered the merit of his sacrifice; it was the will of Jehovah that governed how that sacrifice would be used; and it was Jehovah who foretold and instituted the new covenant. (Jer 31:31-34) So it is proper to speak of “the cup of Jehovah.”—See App. C3 introduction; 1Co 10:21a.
the cup of demons . . . the table of demons: Just as the Lord’s Evening Meal is a communion meal—in certain respects similar to the communion sacrifices in ancient Israel (Le 3:1-16; 7:28-36; 1Co 10:16)—so sharing in sacrificial meals of idol worshippers would make Christians partakers together with demons. A Christian could not share in the Lord’s Evening Meal and also in the meals of pagans worshipping false gods.
the table of Jehovah: This expression is understood to be a quote from or an allusion to Mal 1:7, 12, where the altar in Jehovah’s temple is called “the table of Jehovah.” It is called a “table” because the sacrifices offered on it are compared to “food [lit., “bread”].” (Mal 1:7; ftn.; Eze 41:22) When the Israelites ate part of the communion sacrifices to God, they became sharers with him, as if partaking of a meal together, for God was represented by the altar.—See study note on the cup of Jehovah in this verse and App. C3 introduction; 1Co 10:21b.
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