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and were all baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
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Commentators stress that Paul's main point is a warning against spiritual overconfidence. The Israelites experienced miraculous events that were types of baptism and communion, yet most perished in the wilderness due to sin. This serves as a powerful reminder that participation in spiritual ordinances does not guarantee salvation or provide a license to sin.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And were all baptized. Regarding the meaning of the word "baptized" (see Barnes on Matthew 3:6), we are not to suppose that the rite of ba…
Were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea (παντες εις τον Μωυσην εβαπτισαντο εν τη νεφελη κα εν τη θαλασση). The pi…
19th Century
Anglican
Were all baptized unto Moses.—The weight of evidence favors the middle voice for the verb used here, which signifies that they all…
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Baptist
Moreover, brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and…
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And were all baptized unto Moses "In or by Moses"; and so the Syriac version renders it, (avwm …
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To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewis…
