1 Corinthians 10:20

“Rather, I say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers with demons.”
1 Corinthians 10:20 · direct translation from the Greek

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Rather,ἀλλ’I saythatὅτιwhatἃthey sacrifice,θύουσινthey sacrificeθύουσινto demonsδαιμονίοιςandκαὶnotοὐto God;θεῷandδὲI do notοὐwantθέλωyouὑμᾶςto becomeγίνεσθαιsharersκοινωνοὺςwith demons.τῶν δαιμονίων

Allusion · Deuteronomy 32:17

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Both texts say that they sacrificed to demons and not to God.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

θύουσινthyousinG2380יִזְבְּחוּyizbjuH2076“sacrifice”
δαιμονίοιςdaimonioisG1140שֵּׁדִיםshedimH7700“demon”

1 Corinthians 10:20, word by word

they sacrificeθύουσινthyousin

sacrifice

To slaughter an animal to offer it to God or to a god.

Where else “thyousin” appears

to demonsδαιμονίοιςdaimoniois

demon

An evil spirit that oppresses people.

Where else “daimoniois” appears

to Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theōi” appears

wantθέλωthelō

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

Where else “thelō” appears

to becomeγίνεσθαιginesthai

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “ginesthai” appears

sharersκοινωνοὺςkoinōnous

partner, sharer

Partner, companion; one who shares in something with others.

Where else “koinōnous” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Deuteronomy 32:17. Many manuscripts read “what the nations sacrifice.”

The context

19What then am I saying? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

20 · This verse (above)

21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.

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