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 E todos beberam de uma mesma bebida espiritual; porque bebiam da pedra espiritual que [os] seguia; e a pedra era Cristo.

5 Mas da maioria deles Deus não se agradou; por isso foram deixados no deserto.

6 E estas coisas nos servem de exemplos, para que não desejemos coisas ruins, como eles desejaram.

7 E não sejais idólatras, como alguns deles [foram] ,como está escrito: O povo se sentou para comer, e para beber, e levantaram-se para se alegrarem.

8 E não pequemos sexualmente, como alguns deles assim pecaram, e em um dia vinte e três mil caíram.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 10:6 Mean?

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