Acts 5:9

Good News Translation

So Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and they will carry you out too!”

Cross References

Genesis 20:13

So when God sent me from my father's house into foreign lands, I said to her, ‘You can show how loyal you are to me by telling everyone that I am your brother.’”

2 Kings 6:32

And he sent a messenger to get Elisha. Meanwhile Elisha was at home with some elders who were visiting him. Before the king's messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “That murderer is sending someone to kill me! Now, when he gets here, shut the door and don't let him come in. The king himself will be right behind him.”

Psalm 50:18

You become the friend of every thief you see, and you associate with adulterers.

Psalm 78:56

But they rebelled against Almighty God and put him to the test. They did not obey his commandments,

Exodus 17:2

They complained to Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses answered, “Why are you complaining? Why are you putting the Lord to the test?”

Exodus 17:7

The place was named Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites complained and put the Lord to the test when they asked, “Is the Lord with us or not?”

Proverbs 11:21

You can be sure that evil people will be punished, but the righteous will escape.

Proverbs 16:5

The Lord hates everyone who is arrogant; he will never let them escape punishment.

Micah 7:3

They are all experts at doing evil. Officials and judges ask for bribes. The influential people tell them what they want, and so they scheme together.

Numbers 14:22

none of these people will live to enter that land. They have seen the dazzling light of my presence and the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, but they have tried my patience over and over again and have refused to obey me.

Matthew 4:7

Jesus answered, “But the scripture also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Luke 16:2

so he called him in and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in a complete account of your handling of my property, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’

Acts 15:10

So then, why do you now want to put God to the test by laying a load on the backs of the believers which neither our ancestors nor we ourselves were able to carry?

Acts 5:6

The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.

Romans 10:15

And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, “How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!”

Romans 3:19

Now we know that everything in the Law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God's judgment.

1 Corinthians 10:9

We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did—and they were killed by snakes.