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7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play."
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Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.
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We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,
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We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.
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And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.
11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
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These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.
12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
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So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
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No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
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Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
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I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
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Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
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Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
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