Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 10:2
2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
1 Corinthians 10:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
- New International Version (NIV)They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
- New King James Version (NKJV)all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
Context of 1 Corinthians 10:2
1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3They all ate the same spiritual food 4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
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καὶ πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσθησαν ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:2
- 1 Corinthians 1:13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
- Exodus 14:31When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
- John 9:28Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
- Hebrews 3:2He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And were all baptized unto Moses - Rather Into Moses - into the covenant of which Moses was the mediator; and by this typical baptism they were brought under the obligation of acting according to the Mosaic precepts, as Christians receiving Christian baptism are said to be baptized Into Christ, and are thereby brought under obligation to keep the precepts of the Gospel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And were all baptized - In regard to the meaning of the word “baptized,” see the note at Matthew 3:6. We are not to suppose that the rite of baptism, as we understand it, was formally administered by Moses, or by any other person, to the Jews, for there is not the least evidence that any such rite was then known, and the very circumstances here referred to forbid such an interpretation. They were baptized “in the cloud” and “in the sea,” and this cannot…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2They were all baptized: Paul begins a comparison. He connects the Israelites in the time of the exodus with the Corinthians who were baptized.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And--"And so" [Bengel]. baptized unto Moses--the servant of God and representative of the Old Testament covenant of the law: as Jesus, the Son of God, is of the Gospel covenant (Joh 1:17; He 3:5, 6). The people were led to believe in Moses as God's servant by the miracle of the cloud protecting them, and by their being conducted under him safely through the Red Sea; therefore they are said to be "baptized unto" him (Ex 14:31). "Baptized" is here…Read the comment
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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
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