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1 Corinthians 10:5–10

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But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
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.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
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From verse 5

  1. Hebrews 3:17Rank 1 from verse 5
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    17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

  2. Jude 1:5Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

  3. Numbers 26:64–65Rank 3 from verse 5
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    64But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

    65For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

  4. Numbers 14:37Rank 4 from verse 5
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    37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.

  5. Numbers 14:11–12Rank 5 from verse 5
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    11¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

    12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

From verse 6

  1. Jude 1:7Rank 1 from verse 6
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    7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:11Rank 2 from verse 6
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    11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

  3. 2 Peter 2:6Rank 3 from verse 6
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    6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

  4. Hebrews 4:11Rank 4 from verse 6
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    11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

  5. Numbers 11:4Rank 5 from verse 6
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    4¶ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

From verse 7

  1. Exodus 32:6–8Rank 1 from verse 7
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    6And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

    7¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

    8They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  2. Psalms 106:19–20Rank 2 from verse 7
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    19They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

    20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

  3. 1 Corinthians 6:9Rank 3 from verse 7
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    9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  4. Deuteronomy 9:12Rank 4 from verse 7
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    12And the Lord said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.

  5. 1 Corinthians 10:14Rank 5 from verse 7
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    14Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

From verse 8

  1. Numbers 25:1–9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    1AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

    2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

    3And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.

    4And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.

    5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.

    6¶ And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

    7And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;

    8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

    9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

  2. 1 Corinthians 6:18Rank 2 from verse 8
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    18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

  3. Psalms 106:29Rank 3 from verse 8
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    29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

  4. 1 Corinthians 6:9Rank 4 from verse 8
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    9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  5. Revelation 2:14Rank 5 from verse 8
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    14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

From verse 9

  1. Numbers 21:5–6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

    6And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

  2. Psalms 78:18Rank 2 from verse 9
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    18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

  3. Hebrews 3:8–11Rank 3 from verse 9
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    8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

    9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

    10Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

    11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

  4. Exodus 17:2Rank 4 from verse 9
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    2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?

  5. Deuteronomy 6:16Rank 5 from verse 9
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    16¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

From verse 10

  1. Numbers 14:2Rank 1 from verse 10
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    2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

  2. Numbers 16:41Rank 2 from verse 10
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    41¶ But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

  3. Numbers 14:37Rank 3 from verse 10
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    37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.

  4. Philippians 2:14Rank 4 from verse 10
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    14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

  5. 1 Chronicles 21:15Rank 5 from verse 10
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    15And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 10:5

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pleased

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Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of please. Sense 1: Gave pleasure or satisfaction to, was agreeable or acceptable to, or was gratified. Sense 2: Chose, desired, willed, or saw fit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 10:6

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lust

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Sense 1: Strong desire, craving, or appetite. Sense 2: To desire or crave.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 10:7

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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sat

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Was seated, took a seat, remained seated, or occupied a seat or place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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COMBINED MEANING

rose

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1. A flowering plant or its flower. 2. Arose or stood up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

play

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1. To engage in recreation, sport, contest, lively movement, or musical performance. 2. To act or conduct oneself in a stated role or manner.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 10:8

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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COMBINED MEANING

commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fornication

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1. Unlawful sexual relations. 2. By figure, unfaithful or illicit relations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

committed

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1. Performed or did an act, offence, trespass, or sin. 2. Entrusted, delivered, or placed a person or thing in another’s charge, custody, care, or keeping, or gave it over to a place or course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fell

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1. Came or went down; dropped, bowed, lay flat, collapsed, or lost an upright or raised place. 2. Was slain, died, was overthrown, or came under another's hand or power. 3. Came upon, seized, or affected someone or something, or entered a stated condition such as sickness, sleep, fear, lusting, or a trance. 4. Attacked or set upon. 5. Happened or came to pass. 6. Joined, yielded, went over, or departed from a person, side, office, or former standing. 7. Was assigned or determined by lot or portion. 8. As the present verb fell, to cut or bring down a tree or other standing thing.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

twenty

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The number equal to two tens, following nineteen and preceding twenty-one.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 10:9

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tempt

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Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tempted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of tempt. Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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destroyed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of destroy. Sense 1: Ruined, demolished, consumed, or laid waste. Sense 2: Killed or cut off. Sense 3: Caused a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 10:10

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

murmur

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To grumble; to complain; to utter complaints in a low, half articulated voice; to utter sullen discontent; with at, before the thing which is the cause of discontent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

murmured

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Past-tense or past-participial form of murmur (to grumble; to complain; to utter complaints in a low, half articulated voice; to utter sullen discontent; with at, before the thing which is the cause of discontent).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destroyed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of destroy. Sense 1: Ruined, demolished, consumed, or laid waste. Sense 2: Killed or cut off. Sense 3: Caused a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destroyer

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One who destroys, or lays waste; one who kills a man, or an animal, or who ruins a country, cities, etc.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

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6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

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7Neither 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.

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8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

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9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

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10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

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11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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