But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.
1 Corinthians 10:9 - King James 2000 Neither let us test Christ, as some of them also tested him, and were destroyed by serpents. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We should not tempt the Lord [try His patience, become a trial to Him, critically appraise Him, and exploit His goodness] as some of them did–and were killed by poisonous serpents; [Num. 21:5, 6.] American Standard Version (1901) Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. Common English Bible Let’s not test Christ, like some of them did, and were killed by the snakes. Catholic Public Domain Version And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. |
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.
Yet they tested and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
Therefore the people did strive with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why do you strive with me? why do you test the LORD?
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?