Exodus 17:2

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And arguing against Moses, they said, "Give us water, so that we may drink." And Moses answered them: "Why argue against me? For what reason do you tempt the Lord?"

Cross References

Psalm 106:13

And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.

Psalm 106:14

And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

Psalm 95:8

Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.

Psalm 95:9

Adore the Lord in his holy court. Let the entire earth be shaken before his face.

Exodus 15:24

And the people murmured against Moses, saying: "What shall we drink?"

Exodus 16:8

And Moses said: "In the evening, the Lord will give you flesh to eat, and in the morning, bread in fullness. For he has heard your murmurings that you have murmured against him. For what are we? Your murmuring is not against us, but against the Lord."

Exodus 17:7

And he called the name of that place 'Temptation,' because of the arguing of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying: "Is the Lord with us, or not?"

Exodus 5:21

And they said to them: "May the Lord see and judge, because you have caused our odor to become foul before Pharaoh and his servants, and you have provided him with a sword, in order to kill us."

Isaiah 7:12

And Ahaz said, "I will not ask, for I will not tempt the Lord."

Malachi 3:15

Therefore, we now call the arrogant blessed, as if those who work impiety have been built up, and as if they have tempted God and been saved."

Numbers 14:2

And all the sons of Israel were murmuring against Moses and Aaron, saying:

Numbers 14:22

And yet, all the men who have seen my majesty, and the signs that I have wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, and who have tested me ten times already, and yet have not obeyed my voice,

Numbers 21:5

And speaking against God and Moses, they said: "Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food."

Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, "Again, it has been written: 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "

Luke 15:12

And the younger of them said to the father, 'Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.' And he divided the estate between them.

Luke 4:12

And in response, Jesus said to him, "It is said: 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "

Acts 15:10

Now therefore, why do you tempt God to impose a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Acts 5:9

And Peter said to her: "Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out!"

1 Corinthians 10:9

And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents.

Deuteronomy 6:16

You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted him in the place of temptation.

Deuteronomy 9:22

Likewise, at the Burning, and at the Temptation, and at the Graves of Lust, you provoked the Lord.

Hebrews 3:9

where your fathers tested me, even though they had seen and examined my works for forty years.

1 Samuel 8:6

And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the Lord.