but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
1 Corinthians 10:9 - King James Version - American Edition Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of 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 tempted God in the desert.
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Mer´ibah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?