Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?(A) Do not be deceived:(B) Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers(C) nor men who have sex with men[a](D) 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers(E) will inherit the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.

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) We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.(E) We should not test Christ,[b](F) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.(G) 10 And do not grumble, as some of them did(H)—and were killed(I) by the destroying angel.(J)

11 These things happened to them as examples(K) and were written down as warnings for us,(L) on whom the culmination of the ages has come.(M) 12 So, if you think you are standing firm,(N) be careful that you don’t fall! 13 No temptation[c] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful;(O) he will not let you be tempted[d] beyond what you can bear.(P) But when you are tempted,[e] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Idol Feasts and the Lord’s Supper

14 Therefore, my dear friends,(Q) flee from idolatry.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:7 Exodus 32:6
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
  4. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
  5. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.

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