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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Neither should we test the Christ, as some of them tested, and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and were killed by the snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nor let us put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We shouldn't put the Lord to the test as some of them did. They were killed by snakes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did--and they were killed by snakes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them also did, and were killed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Neither let us test the Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let’s not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them tempted, and perished by the serpents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Neither should we test the Christ, as some of them tested, and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Neither should we tempt Christ, as also some of them tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let us not test Christ as some of them did, and suffered death by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither should we tempt Christ, as some of them tempted; for they were destroyed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Neither should we tempt The Messiah as some of them tempted and serpents destroyed them.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Nor let us tempt the Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted,<RX 4.21.16> and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />neither let us provoke Christ as some of them provoked him, and were destroyed by serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Nor let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted <i>Him</i>, and perished by the serpents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted <i>Him,</i> and were destroyed by serpents: nor murmur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2000" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Warnings from Israel's Past</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3366.htm" title="3366: mēde (Conj) -- And not, not even, neither?nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor."></a> <a href="/greek/1598.htm" title="1598: ekpeirazōmen (V-PSA-1P) -- To put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly.">We should not test</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christon (N-AMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">of them</a> <a href="/greek/3985.htm" title="3985: epeirasan (V-AIA-3P) -- To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.">did,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apōllynto (V-IIP-3P) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">were killed</a> <a href="/greek/5259.htm" title="5259: hypo (Prep) -- A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3789.htm" title="3789: opheōn (N-GMP) -- Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan.">snakes.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">10</span>And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5-6</a></span><br />and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!” / So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-7</a></span><br />So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” / Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a></span><br />Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18</a></span><br />They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Psalm 95:9</a></span><br />where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8-9</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-12.htm">Luke 4:12</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14</a></span><br />Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20-21</a></span><br />Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. / Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a></span><br />Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14-15</a></span><br />They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. / Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.</p><p class="hdg">tempt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2,7</a></b></br> 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20,21</a></b></br> Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5</a></b></br> And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for <i>there is</i> no bread, neither <i>is there any</i> water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.</p><p class="hdg">and were.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6</a></b></br> And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-25.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/acts/5-37.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">Tempt</a> <a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-14.htm">Test</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/acts/27-24.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-2.htm">Try</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-26.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-30.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/james/3-7.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/revelation/9-19.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Tempt</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">Test</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-33.htm">Try</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">The sacraments of the Jews are types of ours;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">and their punishments,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">examples for us.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">We must flee from idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">We must not make the Lord's table the table of demons;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-24.htm">and in all things we must have regard for our brothers.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>We should not test Christ</b><br>This phrase warns against testing or challenging the Lord's patience and authority. In the context of 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses the Corinthian church, cautioning them against behaviors that provoke God's judgment. The reference to "Christ" here emphasizes the continuity of God's nature and authority from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Testing God is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a>, where the Israelites are warned not to test God as they did at Massah. This phrase underscores the importance of faith and obedience, reminding believers of the consequences of doubt and rebellion.<p><b>as some of them did</b><br>This refers to the Israelites during their wilderness journey, specifically recalling incidents where they tested God's patience through disobedience and lack of faith. The historical context is the period after the Exodus, where the Israelites frequently complained and doubted God's provision and protection. This serves as a cautionary tale for the Corinthians, drawing a parallel between the Israelites' experiences and the potential pitfalls facing the early Christian community. It highlights the importance of learning from past mistakes to avoid similar consequences.<p><b>and were killed by snakes</b><br>This alludes to the event recorded in <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Numbers 21:4-9</a>, where the Israelites spoke against God and Moses, leading to God sending venomous snakes among them as a punishment. The geographical context is the desert region where the Israelites wandered, a harsh environment that tested their faith and reliance on God. Theologically, this incident serves as a type of Christ, as Moses was instructed to make a bronze serpent and lift it up so that those who looked upon it would be healed, prefiguring Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14-15</a>). The mention of snakes as instruments of judgment underscores the seriousness of testing God and the dire consequences of rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostle_paul.htm">Apostle Paul</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with guidance and warnings based on Israel's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God in the Old Testament who experienced God's deliverance from Egypt but often fell into disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a></b><br>The Messiah, whom Paul warns should not be tested, drawing a parallel to the Israelites' testing of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting of the Israelites' journey after the Exodus, where they experienced God's provision and also His judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_serpents.htm">The Serpents</a></b><br>Refers to the event in <a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Numbers 21</a> where the Israelites were bitten by snakes as a consequence of their rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/avoid_testing_god.htm">Avoid Testing God</a></b><br>Testing God reflects a lack of trust and faith in His provision and promises. Believers are called to trust in God's faithfulness rather than demand signs or proofs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learn_from_history.htm">Learn from History</a></b><br>The experiences of the Israelites serve as examples and warnings. We should learn from their mistakes to avoid similar pitfalls in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognize_christ's_authority.htm">Recognize Christ's Authority</a></b><br>Acknowledge Christ's authority and sovereignty in our lives. Testing Him undermines His lordship and our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_discontent.htm">Guard Against Discontent</a></b><br>Discontentment can lead to testing God. Cultivate gratitude and trust in God's timing and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heed_warnings.htm">Heed Warnings</a></b><br>Scripture provides warnings for our benefit. Take them seriously and apply them to avoid spiritual consequences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_saint_brendan_the_navigator.htm">What is the meaning of the Crown of Life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_complaining.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on complaining?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_1_cor_10_6-10_events_corroborated.htm">Why does 1 Corinthians 10:6-10 describe repeated miraculous punishments and judgments without corroborating records beyond the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Neither let us tempt Christ.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.</span> There is much controversy as to whether the word here is "God" or "Christ" or "the Lord," each having a certain amount of MS. support. On the whole, the reading here adopted (the Lord) seems from internal evidence to have been most likely the true reading. It is possible that the word "God" crept into the text, having been put as a marginal explanation to get over the supposed difficulty involved in applying the words which follow, "they also tempted," to Christ. For in what sense could it have been said that the Israelites tempted Christ? There is no reason, however, for connecting "some of them tempted" (the word "also" is not in the original) with the object of the previous clause: and it is noticeable that the second word translated "tempted" is not the same as the first. "Let us not tempt" is in the original an intensified form of the verb which is used in its simple form in "some of them tempted." The reading "Christ" may have come into the text as being an explanation that by the word "Lord" St. Paul meant the Redeemer.<p>The real meaning of the passage, however, is evident. The Israelites had, by their longing after the things left behind in Egypt, tried God so that God had asserted Himself in visiting them with punishment, and so Christians must be on their guard, with such a warning before them, not to tempt their Lord by hankering after those worldly and physical pleasures from which He by His death has delivered them. (See <a href="/context/numbers/21-4.htm" title="And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.">Numbers 21:4-6</a>.) Some of the Corinthian Christians seemed by their conduct, as regards eating and drinking and indulging in sensuality, to long for that liberty in reference to things which they had enjoyed before conversion, instead of enjoying these spiritual blessings and feeding on the spiritual sustenance which Christ had provided for them.<p><span class= "bld">Were destroyed of serpents.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and were destroyed by the serpents.</span> The article before "serpents" indicates that the reference is to a particular and well known fact.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tempt Christ</span> (see the note on ver. 4). Christ is here identified with the angel which went before the Israelites, whom they were specially warned not "to provoke," because "my Name is in him" (<a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20, 21</a>). Another reading is "the Lord." "Christ" may have come in from a marginal gloss. On the other hand, since "Christ" is the more difficult reading, it was, perhaps, the more likely to be altered by copyists. The word for "tempt" means "tempt utterly," "tempt beyond endurance." <span class="cmt_word">As some of them</span> (<a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2, 7</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22</a>; <a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5, 6</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Of serpents;</span> rather, <span class="accented">perished by the serpents</span>, viz. the "fiery serpents" of the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">We should not test</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκπειράζωμεν</span> <span class="translit">(ekpeirazōmen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ,</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστόν</span> <span class="translit">(Christon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθώς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινες</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[did],</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπείρασαν</span> <span class="translit">(epeirasan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">were killed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπώλλυντο</span> <span class="translit">(apōllynto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπὸ</span> <span class="translit">(hypo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5259.htm">Strong's 5259: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">snakes.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄφεων</span> <span class="translit">(opheōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us test the Lord as (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 10:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 10:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 10:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 10:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>