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For ^(a)I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all ^(b)under the cloud and all ^(c)passed through the sea;

and all were ^(d)baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

and all ^(e)ate the same spiritual food;

and all ^(f)drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was ^[a]Christ.

Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for ^(g)they were laid low in the wilderness.

Now these things happened as ^(h)examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as ⁽ⁱ⁾they also craved.

Do not be ^(j)idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, "^(k) The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to ^(l) play ."

Nor let us act immorally, as ^(m)some of them ^[b]did, and ⁽ⁿ⁾twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

Nor let us try the Lord, as ^(o)some of them ^[c]did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

Nor ^(p)grumble, as some of them ^[d]did, and ^(q)were destroyed by the ^(r)destroyer.

Now these things happened to them as an ^(s)example, and ^(t)they were written for our instruction, upon whom ^(u)the ends of the ages have come.

Therefore let him who ^(v)thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and ^(w)God is faithful, who will not allow you to be ^(x)tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

Therefore, my ^(y)beloved, flee from ^(z)idolatry.

I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say.

Is not the ^(aa)cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the ^[e](ab)bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

Since there is one ^[f]bread, we ^(ac)who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one ^[g]bread.

Look at ^[h]the nation ^(ad)Israel; are not those who ^(ae)eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?