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

6Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they indeed craved them. 7Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.” Nor are we to commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. 9Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and were killed by the snakes. 10Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:8 word by word

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

• Norμηδέmēde · norG3366
• are we to commitπορνεύωporneuō · to sin sexuallyG4203
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• twenty-threeεἴκοσιeikosi · twentyG1501
• twenty-threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• thousandχιλιάςchilias · thousandG5505
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• in oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:8

• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
• Numbers 25:1While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to commit infidelity with the daughters of Moab.
• Psalms 106:29So they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And a plague broke out among them.
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

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
• Backsliders
• 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