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1 Corinthians 10:2

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

KJV

καὶ πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσθησαν ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ,

Greek NT

et omnes in Moyse baptizati sunt in nube, et in mari :

Vulgate

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

ASV

And all in Moses were baptized, in the cloud and in the sea:

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Moses

In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θάλασσα
thalassa
noun · 91×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
νεφέλη
nephele
noun · 25×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἐβαπτίσαντο | WH/Treg/RP: ἐβαπτίσαντο | NIV: ἐβαπτίσθησαν
  • ἐβαπτίσαντο — SBLGNT
  • ἐβαπτίσαντο — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
  • ἐβαπτίσθησαν — Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Typology

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§697Cloud and light. These two images occur together in the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. In the theophanies of the Old Testament, the cloud, now obscure, now luminous, reveals the living and saving God, while veiling the transcendence of his glory - with Moses on Mount Sinai,43 at the tent of meeting,44 and during the wandering in the desert,45 and with Solomon at the dedicat…
§1094It is on this harmony of the two Testaments that the Paschal catechesis of the Lord is built,15 and then, that of the Apostles and the Fathers of the Church. This catechesis unveils what lay hidden under the letter of the Old Testament: the mystery of Christ. It is called "typological" because it reveals the newness of Christ on the basis of the "figures" (types) which announce…
Summa Theologica · 2 passages
What is Baptism? Is it a washing? The institution of this sacrament Is water the proper matter of this sacrament? Is plain water required? Is this a suitable form of this sacrament: "I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"? Could one baptize with this form: "I baptize thee in the name of Christ?" Is immersion necessary for Baptism? Is tr…
Is the Eucharist a sacrament? Is it one or several sacraments? Is it necessary for salvation? Its names Its institution Its figures Article 1. Whether the Eucharist is a sacrament? Objection 1. It seems that the Eucharist is not a sacrament. For two sacraments ought not to be ordained for the same end, because every sacrament is efficacious in producing its effect. Therefore, s…
Q. Are the bread and wine changed into the real body and blood of Christ? A. No. Just as the water of baptism is not changed into Christ's blood and does not itself wash away sins but is simply God's sign and assurance, so too the bread of the Lord's Supper is not changed into the actual body of Christ, even though it is called the body of Christ in keeping with the nature and …

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:13 — Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
  • 1Cor 1:13 — Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
  • 1Cor 12:13 — For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
  • Acts 19:5 — When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Exod 14:31 — And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
  • Heb 3:2 — Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
  • Heb 6:2 — Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
  • Rom 6:3 — Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?