1 Corinthians 10:9
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;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
In Context
10Neither be ye murmuring, even, as some of them, murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
Cross References
Exodus 17:7So he called the name of the place, Massah, and Meribah,—because of the fault-finding of the sons of Israel, and because of their putting Yahweh to the proof, saying, Is Yahweh in our midst or is he not?
Numbers 21:5So then the people spake against God and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt, to die in the desert? for there is neither bread nor water, and our soul, doth loathe this contemptible bread!
Psalms 78:18They put GOD to the proof in their heart, By asking food to their mind:
Psalms 95:9When your fathers, tested me, They proved me, yea they also saw what I could do.
Hebrews 3:8harden your hearts,—as in the embitterment, in the day of testing 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 →