1 CORINTHIANS 10:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”
Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. — The summary command: pheuǧō (flee) apo tēs eidōlolatrías. The intensity of 'flee' matches the gravity of idolatry as ultimate betrayal. The appeal is to friendship (agapētoi = beloved), adding pathos to the warning.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:14
“Wherefore, my brethren , flee from idolatry.” Again he courts them by the name of kindred, and urges them to be rid of this sin with all speed. For he did not say, simply, depart, but “flee;” and he calls the matter “idolatry,” and no longer bids them quit it merely on account of the injury to their neighbor, but signifies that the very thing of itself is sufficient to bring a great destruction.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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