Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 10:6-11

Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction These things Ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural took place ἐγενήθησαν G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural as examples τύποι G5179 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural - ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural to keep εἰς G1519 Preposition us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular vvv εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active from craving ἐπιθυμητὰς G1938 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural evil things κακῶν G2556 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural as καθὼς G2531 Adverb they κἀκεῖνοι G2548 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural [did] ἐπεθύμησαν G1937 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 7

Original words

vvv μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction Do not be γίνεσθε G1096 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural idolaters εἰδωλολάτραι G1496 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural as καθώς G2531 Adverb some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of them [were] αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural As ὥσπερ G5618 Adverb it is written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular people λαὸς G2992 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular sat down Ἐκάθισεν G2523 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to eat φαγεῖν G5315 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active and καὶ G2532 Conjunction drink πεῖν G4095 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active and καὶ G2532 Conjunction got up ἀνέστησαν G450 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to indulge in revelry παίζειν G3815 Verb - Present Infinitive Active

BSB notes

  • Or to play; Exodus 32:6
Verse 8

Original words

vvv μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction We should not commit sexual immorality πορνεύωμεν G4203 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural as καθώς G2531 Adverb some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural [did] ἐπόρνευσαν G4203 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction in one μιᾷ G1520 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular twenty-three εἰκοσι G1501 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural . . . τρεῖς G5140 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural thousand [of them] χιλιάδες G5505 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural died ἔπεσαν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 9

Original words

- μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction We should not test ἐκπειράζωμεν G1598 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστόν* G5547 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular as καθώς G2531 Adverb some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural [did] ἐπείρασαν G3985 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction were killed ἀπώλλυντο G622 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural snakes ὄφεων G3789 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • WH, NE, and Tischendorf test the Lord
Verse 10

Original words

vvv μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction And do not complain γογγύζετε G1111 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural as καθάπερ G2509 Adverb some τινὲς G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural [did] ἐγόγγυσαν G1111 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction were killed ἀπώλοντο G622 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular destroying angel ὀλοθρευτοῦ G3644 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the destroyer
Verse 11

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction these things Ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural happened συνέβαινεν G4819 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them ἐκείνοις G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural [as] examples τυπικῶς G5179 Adverb and δὲ G1161 Conjunction were written down ἐγράφη G1125 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular as warnings νουθεσίαν G3559 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for πρὸς G4314 Preposition us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural on εἰς G1519 Preposition whom οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural fulfillment τέλη G5056 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural ages αἰώνων G165 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural has come κατήντηκεν G2658 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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