With most of them (εν τοις πλειοσιν αυτων). "A mournful understatement," for only two (Caleb and Joshua) actually reached the Prom…

Regarding the phrase But with many of them, and so on, this refers to their conduct. They rebelled and sinned, and were destroyed. The apo…

But with many of them.—Better, Nevertheless not with the greater part of them was God pleased. This introduces the point …

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

There was no evidence of faith in many …

The word “for” connects these verses with the argument in chs. 8–9. Having challenged the Christians in Corinth to self-discipline, Paul now looks …

But many of them. We now have the reason why the Apostle stated these things previously—so that we might not claim for ourselves any digni…

But with many of them God was not well pleased
As he is with none but those that are in Christ; and with none of the…

To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewis…