World English Bible · Under Rome
1 Corinthians 10
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Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all into in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual that followed them, and was Christ. However with most of them, was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in . Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not after evil things as they also lusted. Don't be idolaters, as some of them were. As , "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play." Let's not commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell. Let's not Christ, as some of them , and by the . Don't grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and by . Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn't fall. No has taken you except what is common to man. is , who will not allow you to be above what you are able, but will with the also make of escape, that you may be able to it. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to men. Judge what I say. of which we , isn't it a sharing of of Christ? The bread which we break, isn't it a sharing of the ? Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are ; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread. Consider Israel according to . Don't those who eat the participate in the ? What am I saying then? That a thing to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? But I say that the things which the , they to and not to , and I don't that you would have fellowship with . You can't both drink of and of . You can't both partake of the table of and of the table of . Or do we provoke to ? Are we stronger than he? "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor's good. Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of , for "the earth is , and its fullness." But if one of those who don't invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of . But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," don't eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of . For "the earth is , with all its fullness." , I say, not your own, but the other's . For why is my judged by another ? If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for? Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the of . Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to , to , or to of ; even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be .
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The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.