1 Corinthians 10:8

1 Corinthians 10:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
• New International Version (NIV)We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:8

6We must learn from those things that happened to our ancestors. We must not want to do very bad things, like they did. 7Do not worship idols, as some of them did. The Bible says: ‘The people sat down to eat and to drink. After that, they got up from their meal and they danced.’ Nor must we ever have sex in wrong ways. Some of our ancestors did that, and 23,000 of them died in one day as a result. 9Nor must we do bad things to see whether the Lord will punish us. Some of our ancestors did that, and God sent snakes to destroy them. 10Do not complain against God. Some of our ancestors spoke like that, and God sent an angel of death to kill them.

1 Corinthians 10:8 word by word

μηδὲ πορνεύωμεν καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ ἔπεσαν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ εἴκοσι τρεῖς χιλιάδες.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• let us commit fornicationπορνεύωporneuō · to sin sexuallyG4203
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• three and twentyεἴκοσιeikosi · twentyG1501
• thousandχιλιάςchilias · thousandG5505

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:8

• 1 Corinthians 6:9People who do wrong things like that will never belong to God's kingdom. You surely know that. Do not think that people like this will receive God's good things: People who have sex in wrong ways. People who worship idols. People who have sex with anyone that they are not married to. Men who have sex with other men.
• Numbers 25:1The Israelites were staying in Shittim. The men began to have sex with the women from Moab.
• Psalms 106:29The Lord became angry because of what his people did. He sent a bad disease among them.
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things to say against you. Some people among you agree with what Balaam taught long ago. He taught Balak to do a bad thing against God's people. Balak caused the Israelite people to do wrong things. As a result, they ate food that people had given to idols. They also had sex with people who were not their husbands or wives.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Fell in one day three and twenty thousand - In Numbers 25:9, the number is 24,000; and, allowing this to be the genuine reading, (and none of the Hebrew MSS. exhibit any various reading in the place), Moses and the apostle may be thus reconciled: in Numbers 25:4, God commands Moses to take all the heads (the rulers) of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun; these possibly amounted to 1000, and those who fell by the plague were…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Neither let us commit fornication … - The case referred to here was that of the licentious contact with the daughters of Moab, referred to in Numbers 25:1-9. And fell in one day - Were slain for their sin by the plague that prevailed. Three and twenty thousand - The Hebrew text in Numbers 25:9, is twenty-four thousand. In order to reconcile these statements, it may be observed that perhaps 23,000 fell directly by the plague, and 1,000 were slain by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence, therefore should be checked in their first rise. Let us fear the sins of Israel, if we would shun their plagues. And it is but just to fear, that such as tempt Christ, will be left by him in the power of the old serpent. Murmuring against God's disposals and commands, greatly provokes him. Nothing in Scripture is written in vain; and it is our wisdom and duty to learn from it. Others have fallen, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Refer to Numbers 25:1–9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. fornication--literally, Fornication was generally, as in this case (Nu 25:1-18), associated at the idol feasts with spiritual fornication, that is, idolatry. This all applied to the Corinthians (1Co 5:1, 9; 6:9, 15, 18; 1Co 8:10). Balaam tempted Israel to both sins with Midian (Re 2:14). Compare 1Co 8:7, 9, "stumbling-block," "eat ... thing offered unto ... idol." three and twenty thousand--in Nu 25:9 "twenty and four thousand." If this were a real…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 10:8

• Adultery
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• Commandments
• Idolatry
• Wicked (People)

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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