20. But I am saying that when food is sacrificed to idols, it is an offering to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to share anything with demons.
21. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and then go drink a cup that honors demons. You cannot share a meal at the Lord’s table and then go share a meal that honors demons.
22. Doing that would make the Lord jealous. Do you really want to do that? Do you think we are stronger than he is?
23. “All things are allowed,” you say. But not all things are good. “All things are allowed.” But some things don’t help anyone.
24. Try to do what is good for others, not just what is good for yourselves.
25. Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Don’t ask questions about it to see if it is something you think is wrong to eat.
26. You can eat it, “because the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.”