Letters to the Churches

Wherefore my beloued, flee from idolatrie.

I speake as vnto them which haue vnderstanding: iugde ye what I say.

The cup of blessing which we blesse, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we breake, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

For we that are many, are one bread and one body, because we all are partakers of one bread.

Beholde Israel, which is after the flesh: are not they which eate of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

What say I then? that the idole is any thing? or that that which is sacrificed to idoles, is any thing?

Nay, but that these things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to deuils, and not vnto God: and I would not that ye should haue fellowship with the deuils.

Ye can not drinke the cup of the Lord, and the cup of the deuils. Ye can not be partakers of the Lords table, and of the table of the deuils.

Doe we prouoke the Lord to anger? are we stronger then he?

All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawfull for me, but all things edifie not.

Let no man seeke his owne, but euery man anothers wealth.

Whatsoeuer is solde in the shambles, eate ye, and aske no question for conscience sake.

For the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is.

If any of them which beleeue not, call you to a feast, and if ye wil go, whatsoeuer is set before you, eate, asking no question for conscience sake.

But if any man say vnto you, This is sacrificed vnto idoles, eate it not, because of him that shewed it, and for the conscience (for the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is)

And the conscience, I say, not thine, but of that other: for why should my libertie be condemned of another mans conscience?

For if I through Gods benefite be partaker, why am I euill spoken of, for that wherefore I giue thankes?

Whether therefore ye eate, or drinke, or whatsoeuer ye doe, doe all to the glory of God.

Giue none offence, neither to the Iewes, nor to the Grecians, nor to the Church of God:

Euen as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine owne profite, but the profite of many, that they might be saued.

Be yee followers of mee, euen as I am of Christ.

Now brethren, I commend you, that ye remember all my things, and keepe the ordinances, as I deliuered them to you.

But I wil that ye know, that Christ is the head of euery man: and the man is the womans head: and God is Christs head.

Euery man praying or prophecying hauing any thing on his head, dishonoureth his head.

But euery woman that prayeth or prophecieth bare headed, dishonoureth her head: for it is euen one very thing, as though she were shauen.