1 Corinthians 10:5

1 Corinthians 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:5

3and all [of them] ate the same spiritual food; 4and all [of them] drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not well-pleased with most of them, for they were scattered along the ground in the wilderness [because their lack of self-control led to disobedience which led to death]. 6Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did. 7Do not be worshipers of handmade gods, as some of them were; just as it is written [in Scripture], “The people sat down to eat and drink [after sacrificing to the golden calf at Horeb], and stood up to play [indulging in immoral activities].”

1 Corinthians 10:5 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐν τοῖς πλείοσιν αὐτῶν εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεός· κατεστρώθησαν γὰρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• manyπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• wasεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
• notοὐou · noG3756
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• they were overthrownκαταστρώννυμιkatastrōnnumi · be thrown downG2693
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:5

• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me disrespectfully and reject Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the [miraculous] signs which I have performed among them?
• Numbers 26:64But among these there was not a man [left] of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel [for the first time] in the Wilderness of Sinai.
• Deuteronomy 1:34“And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and took an oath, saying,
• Deuteronomy 2:15Moreover the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from within the camp, until they were all dead.
• Psalms 78:32In spite of all this they still sinned, For they did not believe in His wonderful and extraordinary works.
• Psalms 90:7For we have been consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been terrified.
• Psalms 95:11Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath, ‘They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].’ ”
• Psalms 106:26Therefore He lifted up His hand [swearing] to them, That He would cause them to fall in the wilderness,
• Hebrews 3:17And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies were scattered in the desert?
• Jude 1:5Now I want to remind you, although you are fully informed once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe [who refused to trust and obey and rely on Him].

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They were overthrown in the wilderness - And yet All these persons were under the cloud - All passed through the sea - All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea - All ate the same spiritual meat - All drank the same spiritual drink, for they were made partakers of the spiritual Rock, Christ. Nothing can be a more decisive proof than this that people, who have every outward ordinance, and are made partakers of the grace of our Lord Jesus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But with many of them … - That is, with their conduct. They rebelled and sinned, and were destroyed. The design of the apostle here is, to remind them that although they enjoyed so many privileges, yet they were destroyed; and thus to admonish the Corinthians that their privileges did not constitute an absolute security from danger, and that they should be cautious against the indulgence of sin. The phrase rendered here “with many” ̓ ͂ ́ en tois…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11The Israelites were God's people and experienced his salvation and provision (see Exodus 13:21–22; 14:21–29). However, they still faced his judgment because they disobeyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. But--though they had so many tokens of God's presence. many of them--rather, "the majority of them"; "the whole part." All except Joshua and Caleb of the first generation. not--in the Greek emphatically standing in the beginning of the sentence: "Not," as one might have naturally expected, "with the more part of them was," &c. God--whose judgment alone is valid. for--the event showed, they had not pleased God. overthrown--literally, "strewn in heaps."…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 10:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
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• Pauline Theology

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings