1 Corinthians 10:9

1 Corinthians 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
• New International Version (NIV)We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,
• New King James Version (NKJV)nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents;

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:9

7or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.” 8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites. 10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. 11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.

1 Corinthians 10:9 word by word

μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλλυντο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• let us temptἐκπειράζωekpeirazō · to test/temptG1598
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• temptedπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: testG3985
• were destroyedἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• of serpentsὄφιςophis · snakeG3789

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:9

• Exodus 17:2So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded. “Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?”
• Exodus 23:20“See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.
• Numbers 21:5and they began to speak against God and Moses. “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they complained. “There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!”
• Deuteronomy 6:16You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah.
• Psalms 78:18They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.
• Psalms 95:9For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they saw everything I did.
• Psalms 106:14In the wilderness their desires ran wild, testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland.
• Hebrews 3:8don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the wilderness.
• Hebrews 10:28For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Numbers 21:6So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Neither let us tempt Christ - I have already supposed, in the note on 1 Corinthians 10:4; (note), that Christ is intended by the spiritual rock that followed them: and that it was he, not the rock, that did follow or accompany the Israelites in the wilderness. This was the angel of God's presence who was with the Church in the wilderness, to whom our fathers would not obey, as St. Stephen says, Acts 7:38, Acts 7:39. Instead of , Christ, several MSS. and a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Neither let us tempt Christ … - The word “tempt,” when applied to man, means to present motives or inducements to sin; when used with reference to God, it means to try his patience, to provoke his anger, or to act in such a way as to see how much he will bear, and how long he will endure the wickedness and perverseness of people. The Israelites tempted him, or “tried his patience and forbearance,” by rebellion, complaining, impatience, and dissatisfaction…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence, therefore should be checked in their first rise. Let us fear the sins of Israel, if we would shun their plagues. And it is but just to fear, that such as tempt Christ, will be left by him in the power of the old serpent. Murmuring against God's disposals and commands, greatly provokes him. Nothing in Scripture is written in vain; and it is our wisdom and duty to learn from it. Others have fallen, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9We should not test Christ: See Deuteronomy 6:16; Psalm 78:18–20; Matthew 4:7. Christ: Some manuscripts say the Lord, likely a scribe's effort to match the Old Testament context.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. tempt Christ--So the oldest versions, Irenæus (264), and good manuscripts read. Some of the oldest manuscripts read "Lord"; and one manuscript only "God." If "Lord" be read, it will mean Christ. As "Christ" was referred to in one of the five privileges of Israel (1Co 10:4), so it is natural that He should be mentioned here in one of the five corresponding sins of that people. In Nu 21:5 it is "spake against God" (whence probably arose the alteration in…Read the comment

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• Serpent
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings