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1 Corinthians 10:21

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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οὐouYe cannotοὐadverb — “Ye cannot”G3756no, not.Ye cannotδύνασθεdunasthebe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ποτήριονpotērioncupποτήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “cup”, the object formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.the cupκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordπίνεινpineinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, present active infinitive — “to drink”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andποτήριονpotērioncupποτήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “cup”, the object formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.the cupδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnof devilsδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of devils”, the of-formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.of devilsοὐouye cannotοὐadverb — “ye cannot”G3756no, not.ye cannotδύνασθεdunasthebe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.τραπέζηςtrapezēstableτράπεζα (trapeza)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “table”, the of-formG5132a table, (a) for food or banqueting, (b) for money-changing or business.tableκυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.μετέχεινmetecheinto shareμετέχω (metechō)verb, present active infinitive — “to share”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3348I have a share of, participate in, share, partake of, am a member of.This verse uses “share”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτραπέζηςtrapezēsof the tableτράπεζα (trapeza)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the table”, the of-formG5132a table, (a) for food or banqueting, (b) for money-changing or business.of the tableδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnof devilsδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of devils”, the of-formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.of devils

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Ye are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ye are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;

World English Bible

You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.

Darby Translation

Ye cannot drink [the] Lord's cup, and [the] cup of demons: ye cannot partake of [the] Lord's table, and of [the] table of demons.

Douay-Rheims

You cannot drink the chalice of the Lord, and the chalice of devils: you cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, and of the table of devils.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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