1 Corinthians 10:7

1 Corinthians 10:7

5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies ^awere 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.

7 ^aAnd 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.”

8 ^aNor 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.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Neither be ye idolaters (mhde eidwlolatrai ginesqe). Literally, stop becoming idolaters, implying that some of them had already begun to be. The word eidwlolatrhv seems to be a Christian formation to describe the Christian view. Eating ta eidwloquta might become a stepping-stone to idolatry in some instances.

Drink (pein). Short form for piein, sometimes even pin occurs (Robertson, Grammar, p. 204).

To play (paizein). This old verb to play like a child occurs nowhere else in the N.T., but is common in the LXX and it is quoted here from Exodus 32:6. In idolatrous festivals like that witnessed by Moses when he saw the people singing and dancing around the golden calf (Exodus 32:18 f.).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Corinthians 10:7:**

1 Corinthians 5:10
1 Corinthians 10:14
Hebrews 3:16
Jude 1:5
Revelation 21:8

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