1 Corinthians 10:4

2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

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

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

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 before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

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  • John 7:37

    In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

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  • Isaiah 48:21

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

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  • John 4:14

    But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

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  • Psalms 105:41

    He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

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  • John 4:10

    Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

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  • Psalms 78:20

    Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

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  • Numbers 20:11

    And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

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