4 and all drank the same aspiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for theirbodiesawere scattered in the wilderness.
6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as athey also lusted.
7aAnd do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, b“The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
8aNor let us commit sexual immorality, as bsome of them did, and cin one day twenty-three thousand fell;
9 nor let us1 tempt Christ, as asome of them also tempted, and bwere destroyed by serpents;
10 nor complain, as asome of them also complained, and bwere destroyed by cthe destroyer.
11 Now1 all these things happened to them as examples, and athey were written for our admonition, bupon whom the ends of the ages have come.
12 Therefore alet him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but aGod is faithful, bwho will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to1 bear it.
15 I speak as to awise men; judge for yourselves what I say.
16aThe cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the1 communion of the blood of Christ? bThe bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
17 For awe, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
18 Observe aIsrael bafter the flesh: cAre not those who eat of the sacrifices1 partakers of the altar?
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