1 Corinthians 10:9
“Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”
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1 Corinthians 10:9 Context
7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them, as it is written, The people sate downe to eate and drinke, and rose vp to play. 8Neither let vs commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twentie thousand. 9Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 10Neither murmure ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11Now all these things happened vnto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, vpon whom the ends of the world are come.
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Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
- King James Version
Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
- Basic English Bible
Neither let us tempt the Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.
- Darby Bible
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
- Webster's Bible
And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.
- Weymouth Bible
Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
- World English Bible
Nethir tempte we Crist, as summe of hem temptiden, and perischiden of serpentis.
- Wycliffe Bible
neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 10:9
10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ - By our unbelief. St. Paul enumerates five benefits, #1Co 10:1 |- 4; of which the fourth and fifth were closely connected together; and five sins, the fourth and fifth of which were likewise closely connected. In speaking of the fifth benefit, he expressly mentions Christ; and in speaking of the fourth sin, he shows it was committed against Christ. As some of them tempted him - This sin of the people was peculiarly against Christ; for when they had so long drank of that rock, yet they murmured for want of water. #Num 21:4|, &c
People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 10:9
1Co 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, etc. The event referred to is narrated in Nu 21:4-6. The application is that we should not be discontented over hardships or long for the sinful pleasures of a former life from which we have parted.