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1 Corinthians 10:4 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 10 · verse 4
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.1 Corinthians 10:4 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 10:4 in context
2And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
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Key words (Strong's)
- spiritualpneumatikosrelating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God…G4152 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- drinkpinōto drink, figuratively, to receive into the soul what serves to refresh strengthen…G4095 →
- drinkpomadrinkG4188 →
- Rockpetraa rock, cliff or ledge, a projecting rock, crag, rocky ground, a rock, a large stone…G4073 →
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In order to dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, he sets before them the example of the Jews, the church under the Old Testament. They enjoyed great privileges, but, having been guilty of heinous provocations, they fell under very grievous punishments.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5