1 Corinthians 10:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
We should not test Christ, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes.

New Living Translation
Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.

English Standard Version
We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,

Berean Study Bible
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

New American Standard Bible
Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and were killed by the snakes.

NASB 1995
Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

NASB 1977
Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.

Contemporary English Version
And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes.

Good News Translation
We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did--and they were killed by snakes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We shouldn't put the Lord to the test as some of them did. They were killed by snakes.

International Standard Version
Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes.

NET Bible
And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

New King James Version
nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents;

King James 2000 Bible
Neither let us test Christ, as some of them also tested him, and were destroyed by serpents.

New Heart English Bible
Neither let us test the Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.

World English Bible
Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.

American King James Version
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

American Standard Version
Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.

A Faithful Version
Neither should we tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted Him, and were killed by serpents.

Darby Bible Translation
Neither let us tempt the Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.

English Revised Version
Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.

Webster's Bible Translation
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted him, and were destroyed of serpents.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Neither let vs tempt Christe, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed of serpentes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Nether let vs tempte Christ, as some of them tempted him, and were destroyed of serpetes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Nether let vs tempte Christ as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpentes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them tempted, and perished by the serpents;

Berean Literal Bible
Neither should we test the Christ, as some of them tested, and were destroyed by serpents.

Young's Literal Translation
neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;

Smith's Literal Translation
Neither should we tempt Christ, as also some of them tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Neither should we test Christ as some of them tested and by serpents perished.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Neither should we tempt The Messiah as some of them tempted and serpents destroyed them.

Lamsa Bible
Neither should we tempt Christ, as some of them tempted; for they were destroyed by snakes.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Nor let us tempt the Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.

Godbey New Testament
Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents.

Haweis New Testament
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.

Mace New Testament
neither let us provoke Christ as some of them provoked him, and were destroyed by serpents.

Weymouth New Testament
And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.

Worrell New Testament
Nor let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted Him, and perished by the serpents.

Worsley New Testament
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents: nor murmur,
















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