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10 Moreover, brethren, I would not have ye ignorant of how all of our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

and all were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

And all ate the same spiritual meat,

and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

But with many of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

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.”

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

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted — and were destroyed by serpents.

10 Neither should ye murmur, as some of them also murmured — and were destroyed by the destroyer.

11 Now all these things happened unto them by way of example, and are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

12 Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.

13 There hath no temptation taken hold of you but such as is common to man. But God is faithful; He will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that which ye are able to bear, but with the temptation will also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

14 Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless: is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break: is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 For we, being many, are one bread and one body, for we are all partakers of that one Bread.

18 Behold Israel according to the flesh: are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

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