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But God was not well-pleased with the majority of them, for they were strewn in the wilderness.

Do Not Follow Their Example

Now these things took place as our examples, so that we might not be desirers of evil things, as those also desired. And do not be idolaters, as some of them, as-indeed it has been written [in Ex 32:6], “The people sat-down to eat and drink, and stood up to play”.

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Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.(A)

Now these things occurred as examples(B) to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters,(C) as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:7 Exodus 32:6