Deuteronomy 6:16

English Standard Version 2016

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

Cross References

Exodus 17:7

And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

1 Corinthians 10:9

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

Exodus 17:2

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

Numbers 20:13

These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy.

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, “Give to Levi your Thummim, and your Urim to your godly one, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;

Psalm 78:18

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