Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.
NIV
Now these things are examples (warnings and admonitions) for us not to desire or crave or covet or lust after evil and carnal things as they did. [Num. 11:4, 34.]AMP
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
KJV
We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did – and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
NIV
We must not gratify evil desire and indulge in immorality as some of them did--and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell dead in a single day! [Num. 25:1-18.]AMP
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
KJV
We should not test Christ, as some of them did – and were killed by snakes.
NIV
We should not tempt the Lord [try His patience, become a trial to Him, critically appraise Him, and exploit His goodness] as some of them did--and were killed by poisonous serpents; [Num. 21:5, 6.]AMP
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
KJV
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
NIV
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with the great majority of them, for they were overthrown and strewn down along [the ground] in the wilderness. [Num. 14:29, 30.]AMP
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
KJV
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry."
NIV
Do not be worshipers of false gods as some of them were, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink [the sacrifices offered to the golden calf at Horeb] and rose to sport (to dance and give way to jesting and hilarity). [Exod. 32:4, 6.]AMP
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
KJV
And drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
NIV
And they all drank the same spiritual (supernaturally given) drink. For they drank from a spiritual Rock which followed them [produced by the sole power of God Himself without natural instrumentality], and the Rock was Christ. [Exod. 17:6; Num. 20:11.]AMP
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
KJV
"I have the right to do anything," you say – but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything" – but not everything is constructive.
NIV
All things are legitimate [permissible--and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
AMP
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
KJV
Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God –
NIV
Do not let yourselves be [hindrances by giving] an offense to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God [do not lead others into sin by your mode of life]AMP
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
KJV
Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
NIV
Therefore, my dearly beloved, shun (keep clear away from, avoid by flight if need be) any sort of idolatry (of loving or venerating anything more than God).
AMP
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
KJV
