But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness and put God to the test in the desert;
1 Corinthians 10:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. More versionsKing 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 the Most High God and rebelled against him. They did not observe his decrees
when your ancestors tested me and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”
He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”