1 Corinthians 10:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁹ We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ 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)

⁹ Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.

Common English Bible

⁹ Let’s not test Christ, like some of them did, and were killed by the snakes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ 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

⁹ Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.

1 Corinthians 10:9 Cross References

Psalm 106:14

But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness and put God to the test in the desert;

Psalm 78:18

They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

Psalm 78:56

Yet they tested the Most High God and rebelled against him. They did not observe his decrees

Psalm 95:9

when your ancestors tested me and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

Exodus 17:2

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?”

Exodus 17:7

He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Deuteronomy 6:16

“Do not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.