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

2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. 5But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness. 6These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things 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 will be standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you will strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in plain view of the elders of Israel.
• Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his hand, and struck the rock twice with his staff. And water came out abundantly. So the community drank, and their beasts drank too.
• Psalms 78:15He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.
• Psalms 105:41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.
• Isaiah 43:20The wild animals of the desert honor me, the jackals and ostriches, because I put water in the desert and streams in the wilderness, to quench the thirst of my chosen people,
• Isaiah 48:21They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions; he makes water flow out of a rock for them; he splits open a rock and water flows out.’
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and
• Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say: “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.
• Deuteronomy 9:21As for your sinful thing that you had made, the calf, I took it, melted it down, ground it up until it was as fine as dust, and tossed the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain.
• 1 Corinthians 11:24and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
• Genesis 40:12“This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent three days.
• Genesis 41:26The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. Both dreams have the same meaning.
• Ezekiel 5:4Again, take more of them and throw them into the fire, and burn them up. From there a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.
• Daniel 2:38Wherever human beings, wild animals, and birds of the sky live – he has given them into your power. He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.
• Daniel 7:17‘These large beasts, which are four in number, represent four kings who will arise from 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