1 Corinthians 10:4

² They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

³ They all ate the same spiritual food

and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

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

⁶ These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
KJV: And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
WEB: and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
ASV: and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.
DARBY: and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank of a spiritual rock which followed [them]: (now the rock was the Christ;)
BLB: and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they were drinking from the spiritual rock accompanying [them], and the rock was Christ.

ÅB: og drakk alle den samme åndelige drikk; for de drakk av den åndelige klippe som fulgte dem, og klippen var Kristus;
OTB: Og alle drakk den samme åndelige drikken, for de drakk av en åndelig klippe som fulgte dem; og den klippen var Kristus.
B1930: og drakk alle den samme åndelige drikk; for de drakk av den åndelige klippe som fulgte dem, og klippen var Kristus;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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John 7:37
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
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Isaiah 48:21
They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
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John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
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Psalms 105:41
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
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John 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
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Psalms 78:20
When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
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Numbers 20:11
Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
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