Deuteronomy 6:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

so don't try to make him prove that he can help you, as you did at Massah.

Cross References

Psalm 78:18

They stubbornly tested God and demanded from him what they wanted to eat.

Exodus 17:2

The people started complaining to Moses, “Give us some water!” Moses replied, “Why are you complaining to me and trying to put the LORD to the test?”

Exodus 17:7

The people had complained and tested the LORD by asking, “Is the LORD really with us?” So Moses named that place Massah, which means “testing” and Meribah, which means “complaining”.

Numbers 20:13

The Israelites had complained against the LORD, and he had shown them his holy power by giving them water to drink. So they named the place Meribah, which means “Complaining”.

Matthew 4:7

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”

Luke 4:12

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”

1 Corinthians 10:9

And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes.

Deuteronomy 33:8

At Massah and Meribah Spring, the LORD tested you, tribe of Levi. You were faithful, and so the priesthood belongs to the Levi tribe.