Warnings from Israel’s Past
1 Corinthians 10:9
In 9 translations
- BSB
- We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.WH, NE, and Tischendorf test the Lord
- KJV
- Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
- WEB
- Let’s not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.NU reads “the Lord” instead of “Christ”.
- ASV
- Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.
- LSV
- neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them tempted, and perished by the serpents;
- YLT
- neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
- DBY
- Neither let us tempt the Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.
- DRC
- Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.
- GNV
- Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted him, and were destroyed of serpents.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Χριστόν (“Christ”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read κύριον (“Lord”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀπώλλυντο (“were destroyed”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀπώλοντο (“they perished”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καί (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Χριστόν. Robinson–Pierpont, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Χριστόν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, the Greek text behind the NIV read κύριον.
- SBLGNT: καθώς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καθώς; Robinson–Pierpont add καί.
- SBLGNT: ἀπώλλυντο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπώλλυντο; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπώλοντο.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλλυντο.
- RP2018
- Μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν χριστόν, καθὼς καί τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλοντο.
- TR-Boyd
- Μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν, καθὼς καί τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλοντο.
- SCR1894
- μηδε εκπειραζωμεν τον χριστον καθως και τινες αυτων επειρασαν και υπο των οφεων απωλοντο
Who and where
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SerpentSerpentsAfflictions of the Wicked, TheCorinthians, First Epistle to thePresumptionRebellion against GodPunishment of the Wicked, TheCommandmentsPauline TheologyBacksliders
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Cross-references most cited first
- Numbers 21:5–6and 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,…
- Psalms 78:18They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
- Hebrews 3:8–11do 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. Therefore I was angry with that generation, and…
- Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
- Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
- Psalms 78:56But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
- Exodus 17:7He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Exodus 23:20–21Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion,…
- Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
- Psalms 106:14They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
- Hebrews 10:28–30Anyone 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…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).