5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
5 But just experiencing God's wonder and grace didn't seem to mean much - most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased.
5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
5 Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:5
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:1-5
(Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-5)
To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewish nation of old. They were, by a miracle, led through the Red Sea, where the pursuing Egyptians were drowned. It was to them a typical baptism. The manna on which they fed was a type of Christ crucified, the Bread which came down from heaven, which whoso eateth shall live for ever. Christ is the Rock on which the Christian church is built; and of the streams that issue therefrom, all believers drink, and are refreshed. It typified the sacred influences of the Holy Spirit, as given to believers through Christ. But let none presume upon their great privileges, or profession of the truth; these will not secure heavenly happiness.