1 Corinthians 10:7

1 Corinthians 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:7

5Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness. 6Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.” 8Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. 9Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

1 Corinthians 10:7 word by word

μηδὲ εἰδωλολάτραι γίνεσθε καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ὥσπερ γέγραπται· ἐκάθισεν ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πεῖν καὶ ἀνέστησαν παίζειν.Read the interlinear

• idolatersεἰδωλολάτρηςeidōlolatrēs · idolaterG1496
• as someτιςtis · oneG5100
• of them were; as it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• The peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• satκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• to eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• and drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• and stoodἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• playπαίζωpaizō · to playG3815

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:7

• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
• 1 Corinthians 8:7However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
• Deuteronomy 9:12Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go down from here quickly, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.’
• Psalms 106:19They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image.
• 1 John 5:21Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
• Exodus 32:6So the next day they rose early and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Neither be ye idolaters - The apostle considers partaking of the idolatrous feasts as being real acts of idolatry; because those who offered the flesh to their gods considered them as feeding invisibly with them on the flesh thus offered, and that every one that partook of the feast was a real participator with the god to whom the flesh or animal had been offered in sacrifice. See 1 Corinthians 10:21. Rose up to play - See the note on Exodus 32:6. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Neither be ye idolaters - This caution is evidently given in view of the danger to which they would be exposed if they partook of the feasts that were celebrated in honor of idols in their temples. The particular idolatry which is referred to here is, the worship of the golden calf that was made by Aaron Exodus 32:1-5. As it is written - Exodus 32:6. The people sat down to eat and to drink - To worship the golden calf. They partook of a feast in honor of…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. 7Feasting and drinking involve celebrations for pagan gods. Pagan revelry means wild parties with drinking and sexual activities.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. idolaters--A case in point. As the Israelites sat down (a deliberate act), ate, and drank at the idol feast to the calves in Horeb, so the Corinthians were in danger of idolatry by a like act, though not professedly worshipping an idol as the Israelites (1Co 8:10, 11; 10:14, 20, 21; Ex 32:6). He passes here from the first to the second person, as they alone (not he also) were in danger of idolatry, &c. He resumes the first person appropriately at 1Co…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 10:7

• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Backsliders
• Commandments
• Idolatry
• Lust
• Quotations and Allusions
• 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