Acts 15:10

New Living Translation

So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?

Cross References

Exodus 17:2

So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded. “Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?”

Isaiah 7:12

But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the Lord like that.”

Matthew 23:4

They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.

Matthew 4:7

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

Acts 5:9

And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”

Galatians 4:9

So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

Galatians 5:1

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.

Hebrews 3:9

There your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they saw my miracles for forty years.

Hebrews 9:9

This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.