Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpents.
New American Standard Bible
Nor let us try the Lord, as
King James Version
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Holman Bible
Let us not test Christ as some of them did
International Standard Version
Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes.
A Conservative Version
Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.
American Standard Version
Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.
Amplified
We must not tempt the Lord [that is, test His patience, question His purpose or exploit His goodness], as some of them did—and they were killed by serpents.
An Understandable Version
Neither should we put the Lord to a test as some of them did, and were killed by snake bites [See Num. 21:5ff].
Anderson New Testament
Nor let us tempt the Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
Bible in Basic English
And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
Common New Testament
We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents.
Daniel Mace New Testament
neither let us provoke Christ as some of them provoked him, and were destroyed by serpents.
Darby Translation
Neither let us tempt the Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.
Godbey New Testament
Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents.
Goodspeed New Testament
Let us not try the Lord's patience too far, as some of them did, for they were killed for it by the snakes.
John Wesley New Testament
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
Julia Smith Translation
Neither should we tempt Christ, as also some of them tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
King James 2000
Neither let us test Christ, as some of them also tested him, and were destroyed by serpents.
Lexham Expanded Bible
nor put Christ to the test, as some of them tested [him], and were destroyed by snakes,
Modern King James verseion
Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted Him and were destroyed by serpents.
Moffatt New Testament
Nor must we presume upon the Lord as some of them did ??only to be destroyed by serpents.
Montgomery New Testament
Neither must we presume upon the patience of our Lord, as some of them presumed, and were destroyed by the serpents;
NET Bible
And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
New Heart English Bible
Neither let us test the Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
Noyes New Testament
Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed by the serpents.
Sawyer New Testament
Neither let us try Christ, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents.
The Emphasized Bible
Neither let us be putting the Lord to the test, as, some of them, put him to the test, and, by the serpents, were perishing;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Nor let us try the patience of the Lord too far, as some of them tried it, with the result that they 'were, one after another, destroyed by the snakes.'
Webster
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
Weymouth New Testament
And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.
Williams New Testament
Let us stop trying the Lord's patience, as some of them did, and for it were destroyed by the snakes.
World English Bible
Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
Worrell New Testament
Nor let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted Him, and perished by the serpents.
Worsley New Testament
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents: nor murmur,
Youngs Literal Translation
neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
Themes
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are for examples to others
Examples » What and who are examples
Jesus Christ » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Was with the israelites in the wilderness
Presumption » Warnings against
Punishment of the The Wicked » Should be a warning to others
Rebellion against God » Provokes Christ
Serpent » Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the israelites
Serpents » Often sent as a punishment
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 10:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A History Lesson From Israel
8 Neither let us commit fornication as some of them committed fornication, and were destroyed - in one day, twenty three thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpents. 10 Neither murmur ye as some of them murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Names
Cross References
Numbers 21:5-6
And the people spake against God and against Moses, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, for to die in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, and our souls loatheth this light bread."
Exodus 17:2
And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?"
Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of the place: Massah-and-Meribah: because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"
Psalm 78:18
They tempted God in their hearts, and required meat for their lust.
Exodus 23:20-21
"Behold, I send mine angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Deuteronomy 6:16
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God as ye did at Massah.
Psalm 78:56
Yet, for all this they tempted and displeased the most high God, and kept not his covenant:
Psalm 95:9
when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.
Psalm 106:14
A lust came upon them in the wilderness, so that they tempted God in the desert.
Hebrews 3:8-11
harden not your hearts, after the rebellion in the day of temptation in the wilderness,
Hebrews 10:28-30
He that despiseth Moses' law, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses.