1 Corinthians 10:8 (DRB)

Passage

Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them that committed fornication: and there fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were done in a figure of us, that we should not covet evil things, as they also coveted.

1 Corinthians 10:7 Neither become ye idolaters, as some of them, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

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

1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent.

1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither do you murmur, as some of them murmured and were destroyed by the destroyer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "commit", "fornication", "some", "committed", "fell", and "three". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "commit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Neither become ye idolaters as some of..." into verse 9's "Neither let us tempt Christ as some...", so "neither" and "commit" 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 "commit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.