1 Corinthians 10

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 16

1 And I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the Sea.

2 And all were baptized into Moses in the cloud, and in the Sea,

3 and all ate the same spiritual food.

4 And all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of the spiritual rock following, and that Rock was Christ.

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Chapter Summary

1 The sacraments of the Jews 6 are types of ours, 7 and their punishments. 11 examples for us. 14 We must flee from idolatry.

Key Greek Words

εἰδωλολάτρης idolater G1496
κοινωνία communion, sharing G2842
πειρασμός temptation, testing G3986
συνείδησις conscience G4893
τύπος example, type G5179
δαιμόνιον demon G1140

People & Context

Moses

The leader into whom the fathers were all baptized in the cloud and the Sea (v2)

Israel

'Israel according to flesh,' whose eaters of the sacrifices share the altar (v18)

Jews

One group Paul warns the Corinthians not to lead into sin (v32)

Greeks

Gentiles whom, with Jews and the assembly, the Corinthians must not offend (v32)

Timeline

Warnings from Israel's History

Using the Israelites in the wilderness as an example, Paul warns against idolatry, fornication, and murmuring, reminding believers to flee from idol feasts and not partake in the table of demons [36-39].

1 Corinthians 10:1-22
Doing All for God's Glory

Paul instructs believers that they can eat meat sold in the market without questioning, but if told it was sacrificed to idols, they should abstain for the sake of the other person's conscience, doing all to God's glory .

1 Corinthians 10:23-33; 11:1

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