Deuteronomy 6:16

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

Psalm 78:18

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

Exodus 17:2

Therefore the people found fault with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you find fault with me? Why do you put the Lord to the proof?”

Exodus 17:7

And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the faultfinding of the children of Israel, and because they put the Lord to the proof by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Numbers 20:13

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

Matthew 4:7

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

Luke 4:12

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

1 Corinthians 10:9

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

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, “Give to Levi thy Thummim, and thy Urim to thy godly one, whom thou didst test at Massah, with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;