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1 Corinthians 10:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 7 Neither become idolaters, as some of them did; just as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to have a good time.”+

1 Corinthians 10:7

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 7 μηδὲ Neither εἰδωλολάτραι idolaters γίνεσθε, be YOU becoming, καθώς according as τινες some αὐτῶν· of them; ὥσπερ as-even γέγραπται it has been written ᾿Εκάθισεν Sat down ὁ the λαὸς people φαγεῖν to eat καὶ and πεῖν, to drink, καὶ and ἀνέστησαν they stood up παίζειν. to be playing.

1 Corinthians 10:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 7 Neither become idolaters, as some of them did;+ just as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they got up to have a good time.”+

1 Corinthians 10:7

The Bible in Living English
- 7 And do not become idolaters, as did some of them, as it is written “The people sat down to eat and drink and stood up to play.”

1 Corinthians 10:7

American Standard Version
- 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.

1 Corinthians 10:7

The Emphasized Bible
- 7 Neither become ye idolaters As some of them,—As it is written—The people sat down to eat and drink, And rose up to be making sport;

1 Corinthians 10:7

King James Version
- 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.

1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 10:7
  
  Neither become idolaters, as some of them did: Paul here refers to the occasion when the Israelites worshipped a golden calf at the foot of Mount Sinai. (Ex 32:1-6) They directly violated Jehovah’s command against that wicked practice, a law that they had agreed to obey just a few weeks earlier. (Ex 20:4-6; 24:3) They apparently did not intend to reject Jehovah as their God; Aaron even called their idolatrous celebration “a festival to Jehovah.” However, the Israelites fell into the trap of trying to mix the worship of Jehovah with idolatry.