1 Corinthians 10:4

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“and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.”

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BSBPD

“and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and all the same spiritual drink did drink, for they were drinking of a spiritual rock following them, and the rock was the Christ;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 10:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 40:12Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.
  2. Genesis 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
  3. Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
  4. Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
  5. Deuteronomy 9:21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.
  6. Psalms 78:15He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.
  7. Psalms 78:20When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
  8. Psalms 105:41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
  9. Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
  10. Isaiah 48:21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
  11. Ezekiel 5:4Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.
  12. Ezekiel 5:5This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.
  13. Daniel 2:38Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
  14. Daniel 7:17‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.
  15. Matthew 13:38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
  16. Matthew 26:26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
  17. John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
  18. John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
  19. John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  20. 1 Corinthians 11:24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
  21. Galatians 4:25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
  22. Colossians 2:17These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
  23. Hebrews 10:1For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
  24. Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

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