1 Corinthians 10:9
nor tempt the Meshiha, as also (some) of them tempted, and perished by serpents.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
In Context
8nor commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell, in one day, twenty and three thousand;
10Neither murmur you, as some of them murmured, and perished by the hand of the destroyer.
Cross References
Hebrews 3:8harden not your hearts unto the angering of him, as (did) the embitterers, and as the day of temptation in the desert,
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:7-15
Admonitions and Warnings. ( a. d. 57.) 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them… Read the whole commentary →