1 Corinthians 10:9

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 10:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Let’s not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And we should not test Christ, as some of them tested, and were destroyed by serpents.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 10

⁷ Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

⁸ We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

⁹ We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

¹⁰ And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

¹¹ Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

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