1 CORINTHIANS 10:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 2
“But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.”
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to become partners with demons. — The inversion: idol sacrifice, though addressed to a fake god, is truly offered to daimonia (demons). The principalities behind idolatry are real; what is false is the god-label. Participation in idol meals creates koinōnia (partnership) with demons. This reframes the issue: not whether idols exist but whether one allies with demonic forces.
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