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1 Corinthians 10:7–8

iDo not be idolaters jas some of them were; as it is written, k“The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” lWe must not indulge in sexual immorality mas some of them did, and ntwenty-three thousand fell in a single day.

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1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — The 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.” We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.” And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — The 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.” Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Do not worship idols, as some of them did. Just as it is written in the Scriptures: “They sat down to eat and drink, and then they got up and sinned sexually.” We must not take part in sexual sins, as some of them did. In one day twenty-three thousand of them died because of their sins.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

So don’t worship false gods as some of them did, as Scripture says, “The people sat down to a feast which turned into an orgy.” We shouldn’t sin sexually as some of them did. Twenty-three thousand of them died on one day.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Don’t become idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to play. Let us not commit sexual immorality as some of them did, and in a single day 23,000 people fell dead.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

and not become idolaters, as some of them did, just as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play,” nor commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed sexual immorality, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day,

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So don’t worship statues of gods, as some of them did. It is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance wildly in front of their god.” We should not commit sexual sins, as some of them did. In one day 23,000 of them died.

1 Corinthians 10:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.”

Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day.


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