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Now these things happened as (A)examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as (B)they also craved.

Do not be (C)idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “(D)The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to (E)play.” Nor let us act in sexual immorality, as (F)some of them [a]did, and (G)twenty-three thousand fell in one day. Nor let us put Christ to the test, as (H)some of them [b]did, and were destroyed by the serpents. 10 Nor (I)grumble, as some of them [c]did, and (J)were destroyed by the (K)destroyer.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:8 Lit acted immorally
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:9 Lit made trial
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:10 Lit grumbled

These things were examples for us, so we won’t crave evil things like they did. Don’t worship false gods like some of them did, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink and they got up to play.[a] Let’s not practice sexual immorality, like some of them did, and twenty-three thousand died in one day. Let’s not test Christ, like some of them did, and were killed by the snakes. 10 Let’s not grumble, like some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.

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