1 Corinthians 10:4 (GNV)

Passage

And did all drinke the same spirituall drinke (for they dranke of the spiritual Rocke that folowed them: and the Rocke was Christ)

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:2 And were all baptized vnto Moses, in that cloude, and in that sea,

1 Corinthians 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat,

1 Corinthians 10:4 And did all drinke the same spirituall drinke (for they dranke of the spiritual Rocke that folowed them: and the Rocke was Christ)

1 Corinthians 10:5 But with many of them God was not pleased: for they were ouerthrowen in ye wildernes.

1 Corinthians 10:6 Nowe these things are our ensamples, to the intent that we should not lust after euil things as they also lusted.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "drinke", "same", "spirituall", "dranke", "rocke", and "folowed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "drinke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And did all eat the same spiritual..." into verse 5's "But with many of them God was...", so "Spirit" and "drinke" 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 "Spirit" and "drinke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.