1 Corinthians 10:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Corinthians 10:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 10:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 10:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Corinthians 10:6 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 10:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Corinthians 10:6 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 10:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.”

1 Corinthians 10:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 10:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But these things happened [as] types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted. ”

1 Corinthians 10:6 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 10:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe these things are our ensamples, to the intent that we should not lust after euil things as they also lusted.”

1 Corinthians 10:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 10:6 in Context — 1 Corinthians 10

4 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.

7 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.

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

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