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1 Corinthians 10:6-13
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6 [a]These things happened as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil things, as they did.(A) 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.”(B) 8 Let us not indulge in immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell within a single day.(C) 9 Let us not test Christ[b] as some of them did, and suffered death by serpents.(D) 10 Do not grumble as some of them did, and suffered death by the destroyer.(E) 11 These things happened to them as an example, and they have been written down as a warning to us, upon whom the end of the ages has come.[c] 12 Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall.[d] 13 No trial has come to you but what is human. God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength; but with the trial he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to bear it.(F)

Warning Against Idolatry.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 10:9 Christ: to avoid Paul’s concept of Christ present in the wilderness events, some manuscripts read “the Lord.”
  3. 10:11 Upon whom the end of the ages has come: it is our period in time toward which past ages have been moving and in which they arrive at their goal.
  4. 10:12–13 Take care not to fall: the point of the whole comparison with Israel is to caution against overconfidence, a sense of complete security (1 Cor 10:12). This warning is immediately balanced by a reassurance, based, however, on God (1 Cor 10:13).
  5. 10:14–22 The warning against idolatry from 1 Cor 10:7 is now repeated (1 Cor 10:14) and explained in terms of the effect of sacrifices: all sacrifices, Christian (1 Cor 10:16–17), Jewish (1 Cor 10:18), or pagan (1 Cor 10:20), establish communion. But communion with Christ is exclusive, incompatible with any other such communion (1 Cor 10:21). Compare the line of reasoning at 1 Cor 6:15.
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