And they chode with Moses, and said: Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses answered them: Why chide you with me? Wherefore do you tempt the Lord?
Acts 15:10 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now therefore, why tempt you God to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now then, why do you try to test God by putting a yoke on the necks of the disciples, such as neither our forefathers nor we [ourselves] were able to endure? American Standard Version (1901) Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Common English Bible Why then are you now challenging God by placing a burden on the shoulders of these disciples that neither we nor our ancestors could bear? Catholic Public Domain Version Now therefore, why do you tempt God to impose a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? English Standard Version 2016 Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? |
And they chode with Moses, and said: Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses answered them: Why chide you with me? Wherefore do you tempt the Lord?
For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but with a finger of their own they will not move them.
Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
And Peter said unto her: Why have you agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
But now, after that you have known God, or rather are known by God: how turn you again to the weak and needy elements, which you desire to serve again?
Which is a parable of the time present: according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered, which can not, as to the conscience, make him perfect that serveth, only in meats and in drinks,