1 Corinthians 10:18

1 Corinthians 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
• New International Version (NIV)Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:18

16The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? 20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

1 Corinthians 10:18 word by word

βλέπετε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατὰ σάρκα· οὐχ οἱ ἐσθίοντες τὰς θυσίας κοινωνοὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου εἰσίν;¶Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Beholdβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• which eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• of the sacrificesθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• partakersκοινωνόςkoinōnos · participantG2844
• of the altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērion · altarG2379

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:18

• Romans 4:1What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
• Romans 9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
• 2 Corinthians 11:18Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
• Galatians 6:16And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
• Ephesians 2:11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
• Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
• 1 Corinthians 9:13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
• Leviticus 3:3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto Yhwh; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
• Leviticus 7:11And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto Yhwh.
• 1 Samuel 2:13And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
• 1 Samuel 9:12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Behold Israel after the flesh - The Jews not yet converted to Christianity: the latter being Israel after the Spirit. As the design of the apostle was to withdraw his converts at Corinth from all temptations to idolatry, he produces two examples to show the propriety of his endeavors. All who join together in celebrating the Lord's Supper, and are partakers of that one bread, give proof by this that they are Christians, and have fellowship with Christ. 2…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Behold Israel - Look at the Jews. The design here is to illustrate the sentiment which he was establishing, by a reference to the fact that among the Jews those who partook of the same sacrifices were regarded as being one people, and as worshipping one God. So, if they partook of the sacrifices offered to idols, they would be regarded also as being fellow-worshippers of idols with them. After the flesh - See Romans 4:1. The phrase “after the flesh” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 Did not the joining in the Lord's supper show a profession of faith in Christ crucified, and of adoring gratitude to him for his salvation ? Christians, by this ordinance, and the faith therein professed, were united as the grains of wheat in one loaf of bread, or as the members in the human body, seeing they were all united to Christ, and had fellowship with him and one another. This is confirmed from the Jewish worship and customs in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18Paul explains the spiritual meaning of sacred meals. In the Lord’s Supper, believers share in the blood and body of Christ (see also 11:17–34; Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24; Luke 22:19–20). Sharing one loaf unites believers as one body in Christ, similar to how pagans’ religious meals connect them with the gods they worship (see 1 Corinthians 10:19–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Israel after the flesh--the literal, as distinguished from the spiritual, Israel (Ro 2:29; 4:1; 9:3; Ga 4:29). partakers of the altar--and so of God, whose is the altar; they have fellowship in God and His worship, of which the altar is the symbol.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