And the people contended with Moses, and they will say, Give to us water and we will drink. And Moses will say to them, Why will ye contend with me, and why will ye tempt Jehovah?
Acts 15:10 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 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? 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? 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? |
And the people contended with Moses, and they will say, Give to us water and we will drink. And Moses will say to them, Why will ye contend with me, and why will ye tempt Jehovah?
For they bind loads heavy and difficult to carry, and put upon men's shoulders; and with their fingers will they not move them.
Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
And Peter said to her, For what was it agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them having interred thy husband at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
And now, having known God, and rather known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and poor elements, to which again ye wish anew to be in a servile condition
Therefore in the liberty which Christ has freed us, stand ye, and be not again held in the yoke of servitude.
Where your fathers tried me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
Which a parable for the time placed in, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are brought near, not being able for consciousness to perfect him serving;