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But with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the desert.

Now these things were done in a figure of us, that we should not covet evil things as they also coveted.

Neither become ye idolaters, as some of them, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose 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