Exodus 17:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So they turned against Moses and started arguing with him. They said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why have you turned against me? Why are you testing the Lord?”

Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test Christ as some of them did. Because of that, they were killed by snakes.

Psalm 78:41

Again and again they tested his patience. They really hurt the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 78:18

Then they decided to test God by telling him to give them the food they wanted.

Deuteronomy 6:16

“You must not test the Lord your God like you tested him at Massah.

Hebrews 3:9

For 40 years in the desert, your people saw what I did. But they tested me and my patience.

Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz said, “I will not ask for a sign as proof. I will not test the Lord.”

Matthew 4:7

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”

Psalm 95:9

Your ancestors doubted and tested me, even after they saw what I could do!

Numbers 21:5

They began complaining against God and Moses. The people said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? We will die here in the desert! There is no bread and no water! And we hate this terrible food!”

Acts 15:10

So now, why are you putting a heavy burden around the necks of the non-Jewish followers of Jesus? Are you trying to make God angry? We and our fathers were not able to carry that burden.

Acts 5:9

Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men who buried your husband are at the door. They will carry you out in the same way.”

Luke 4:12

Jesus answered, “But the Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”

Malachi 3:15

We think proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They do evil things to test God’s patience, and God does not punish them.”

Psalm 106:14

They became hungry in the desert, and they tested him in the wilderness.

Psalm 78:56

But they tested God Most High and made him very sad. They didn’t obey his commands.

Numbers 14:22

None of the people I led out of Egypt will ever see the land of Canaan. They saw my glory and the great signs that I did in Egypt and in the desert. But they disobeyed me and tested me ten times.

Exodus 17:7

Moses named that place Meribah and Massah, because this was the place that the Israelites turned against him and tested the Lord. The people wanted to know if the Lord was with them or not.

Luke 15:12

The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me now the part of your property that I am supposed to receive someday.’ So the father divided his wealth between his two sons.

Exodus 15:24

The people began complaining to Moses. They said, “Now what will we drink?”

1 Samuel 8:6

So the elders asked for a king to lead them. Samuel thought this was a bad idea, so he prayed to the Lord.

Numbers 14:2

The Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron. All the people came together and said to Moses and Aaron, “We should have died in Egypt or in the desert.

Exodus 5:21

So they said to Moses and Aaron, “May the Lord judge and punish you for what you did! You made Pharaoh and his rulers hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”

Exodus 16:8

Then Moses said, “In the evening the Lord will give you meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. The Lord will do this because he has heard your complaining, which was against him, not us. What can we do? We do only what he tells us to do, so your complaints are really against the Lord.”

Psalm 95:8

“Don’t be stubborn, as you were at Meribah, as you were at Massah in the desert.

Psalm 106:13

But they quickly forgot about what he did. They did not listen to his advice.

Deuteronomy 9:22

“Also, at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah you made the Lord angry.