1 Corinthians 10:9 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁹ We must not put the Lord 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 and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not observe his testimonies,

Psalm 95:9

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

Exodus 17:2

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?”

Exodus 17:7

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?”

Deuteronomy 6:16

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