1 Corinthians 10:10 (ASV)

Passage

Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.

1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "murmur", "some", "murmured", "perished", and "destroyer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "murmur", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Neither let us make trial of the..." into verse 11's "Now these things happened unto them by...", so "neither" and "murmur" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "murmur" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.