1 Corinthians 10:7 - Common English Bible Don’t worship false gods like some of them did, as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and they got up to play”. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not be worshipers of false gods as some of them were, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink [the sacrifices offered to the golden calf at Horeb] and rose to sport (to dance and give way to jesting and hilarity). [Exod. 32:4, 6.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, do not take part in idolatry, as some of them did, just as it was written: "The people sat down to eat and to drink, and then they rose up to amuse themselves." |