But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
1 Corinthians 10:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents; Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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.] American Standard Version (1901) Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. Common English Bible Let’s not test Christ, like some of them did, and were killed by the snakes. Catholic Public Domain Version And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. |
But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not observe his testimonies,
when your fathers tested me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
Therefore the people found fault with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you find fault with me? Why do you put the Lord to the proof?”
And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the faultfinding of the children of Israel, and because they put the Lord to the proof by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.