1 Corinthians 10:6-10

New International Version

⁶Now these things occurred as examples^(A) to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. ⁷Do not be idolaters,^(B) 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]^(C) ⁸We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.^(D) ⁹We should not test Christ,^[b]^(E) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.^(F) ¹⁰And do not grumble, as some of them did^(G)—and were killed^(H) by the destroying angel.^(I)

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1 Corinthians 10:7 Exodus 32:6
1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord

1 Corinthians 10:6-10

International Standard Version

⁶Now their experiences serve as examples for us so that we won’t set our hearts on evil as they did. ⁷Let’s stop being idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to play.”^[a] ⁸Let’s stop sinning sexually, as some of them were doing, and on a single day 23,000 fell dead. ⁹Let’s stop putting the Lord^[b] to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes. ¹⁰You must stop complaining, as some of them were doing, and were annihilated by the destroyer.