1 Corinthians 10:10 (WEB)

Passage

Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:8 Let us not commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.

1 Corinthians 10:9 Let us not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.

1 Corinthians 10:10 Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grumble", "some", "grumbled", "perished", and "destroyer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grumble" and "some", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Let us not test Christ as some..." into verse 11's "Now all these things happened to them...", so "grumble" and "some" 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 "grumble" and "some" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.