1 Corinthians 10:20

Plain English Version

Really, those people are showing respect to bad spirits, not God, and they are joining themselves to bad spirits. Don’t do that. I don’t want you to join up with bad spirits.

Cross References

Matthew 4:9

And the devil said, “If you will get down on your knees and show respect to me, then I will give you all of this, all of these people and all of these things.”

Galatians 4:8

At first you didn’t know God. Those other bad spirits were your bosses. Those spirits are not gods at all, but you couldn’t get free from them.