1 Corinthians 10:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Yet God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the desert.(A)
6 [a]These things happened as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil things, as they did.(B) 7 And do not become idolaters, as some of them did, as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.”(C)
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- 10:6–13 This section explicitates the typological value of these Old Testament events: the desert experiences of the Israelites are examples, meant as warnings, to deter us from similar sins (idolatry, immorality, etc.) and from a similar fate.
1 Corinthians 10:5-7
New International Version
5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.(A)
6 Now these things occurred as examples(B) to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 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)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 10:7 Exodus 32:6
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