1 Corinthians 10:5–14

⁵But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. ^l

⁶Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire ^mevil things as they did. ^no7Don’t become idolaters ^pas some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to play. ^qrs8Let us not commit sexual immorality ^tas some of them did, ^uand in a single day 23,000 people fell dead. ^v9Let us not test Christ as some of them did ^wand were destroyed by snakes. ^x10Nor should we complain ^yas some of them did, ^zaand were killed by the destroyer. ^bc11Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, ^don whom the ends of the ages ^ehave come. ^f12So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall. ^g13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful, ^hand He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape ⁱso that you are able to bear it.

Warning against Idolatry

¹⁴Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.