1 Corinthians 10:4

1 Corinthians 10:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:4

2They were all united with Moses by baptism in the cloud and in the sea. 3All of them ate the same spiritual food, and all of them drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them, and that rock was Christ. 5Yet, God was not pleased with most of them, so their dead bodies were scattered over the desert. 6These things have become examples for us so that we won’t desire what is evil, as they did.

1 Corinthians 10:4 word by word

καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν ἔπιον πόμα, ἔπινον γὰρ ἐκ πνευματικῆς ἀκολουθούσης πέτρας, ἡ πέτρα δὲ ἦν ὁ Χριστός·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• didπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikos · spiritualG4152
• drinkπόμαpoma · drinkG4188
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• Rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• that followed themἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• andδέde · thenG1161
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:4

• Exodus 17:6I’ll be standing in front of you there by a rock at Mount Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” Moses did this while the leaders of Israel watched him.
• Numbers 20:11Moses raised his hand and hit the rock twice with the staff. Water came pouring out, and all the people and their animals drank.
• Psalms 78:15He split rocks in the desert. He gave them plenty to drink, an ocean of water.
• Psalms 105:41He opened a rock, and water gushed and flowed like a river through the dry places.
• Isaiah 43:20Wild animals, jackals, and ostriches will honor me. I will provide water in the desert. I will make rivers on the dry land for my chosen people to drink.
• Isaiah 48:21They weren’t thirsty when he led them through the deserts. He made water flow from a rock for them. He split a rock, and water gushed out.
• John 4:10Jesus replied to her, “If you only knew what God’s gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus was standing ⌞in the temple courtyard⌟. He said loudly, “Whoever is thirsty must come to me to drink.
• Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let those who hear this say, “Come!” Let those who are thirsty come! Let those who want the water of life take it as a gift.
• Deuteronomy 9:21I took that sinful calf you made and burned it. I crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was as fine as powder. Then I threw the powder into the river that flowed down the mountain.
• 1 Corinthians 11:24and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He broke the bread and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.”
• Genesis 40:12“This is what it means,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.
• Genesis 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. It’s all the same dream.
• Ezekiel 5:4Later, take some of them, and throw them in a fire and burn them up. From there a fire will spread throughout the whole nation of Israel.
• Daniel 2:38He has given you control over people, wild animals, and birds, wherever they live. He has made you ruler of them all. You are the head of gold.
• Daniel 7:17He said, “These four large animals are four kingdoms that will rise to power on the earth.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Spiritual drink - By the spiritual meat, and , spiritual drink, the apostle certainly means both meat and drink, which were furnished to the Israelitish assembly miraculously, as well as typically: and he appears to borrow his expression from the Jews themselves, who expressly say רוחני הלז הלחם hallechem hallaz ruchani, that bread was spiritual, and היו רוחניים מיים meyim ruchainiyim haiu, the waters were spiritual. Alschech in legem. fol. 238, to which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And did all drink the same spiritual drink - The idea here is essentially the same as in the previous verse, that they had been highly favored of God, and enjoyed tokens of the divine care and guardianship. That was manifested in the miraculous supply of water in the desert, thus showing that they were under the divine protection, and were objects of the divine favor. There can be no doubt that by “spiritual drink” here, the apostle refers to the water…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4the same spiritual food: God provided food and water supernaturally in the wilderness for the Israelites (see Exodus 16:4–35; 17:1–7; Numbers 20:2–17). The Corinthians faced a similar situation. the spiritual rock that accompanied them: refers to the rock Moses struck to get water (Exodus 17:1–7; Numbers 20:2–17). Early Jewish tradition believed both miracles involved the same traveling rock. that rock was Christ: Paul explains Israel's experience as a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. drink--(Ex 17:6). In Nu 20:8, "the beasts" also are mentioned as having drunk. The literal water typified "spiritual drink," and is therefore so called. spiritual Rock that followed them--rather, "accompanied them." Not the literal rock (or its water) "followed" them, as Alford explains, as if Paul sanctioned the Jews' tradition (Rabbi Solomon on Nu 20:2) that the rock itself, or at least the stream from it, followed the Israelites from place to place…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