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1 Corinthians 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Corinthians 10:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 10:813 words
GreekMeaning
μηδὲmēde
NeitherwordG3366
πορνεύωμενporneuōmen
shall we commit sexual immoralityverbG4203
καθώςkathōs
even aswordG2531
τινεςtines
somepronounG5100
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
ἐπόρνευσανeporneusan
committed sexual immoralityverbG4203
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔπεσανepesan
fellverbG4098
μιᾷmia
oneadjectiveG1519
ἡμέρᾳhēmera
daynounG2250
εἴκοσιeikosi
twentyadjectiveG1501
τρεῖςtreis
threeadjectiveG5140
χιλιάδεςchiliades
thousandnounG5505
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:8

“Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, 'the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.'” Do you hear how he even calls them “idolaters?” here indeed making the declaration, but afterwards bringing the proof. And he assigned the cause too wherefore they ran to those tables; and this was gluttony. Wherefore having said, “to the intent that we should not lust after evil things,” and having added, nor “be idolaters,” he names the cause…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 23 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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