But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

For I would not have you, brothers, to be ignorant of the fact that though our forefathers were all made safe by the cloud, and all went securely through the sea, and in the cloud and the sea

and drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was the Messiah.

You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.

Went the word of God from you? or came it unto you only?