1 Corinthians 10:9 BSB

Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μηδὲ	mēde	Neither	G3366 →
ἐκπειράζωμεν	ekpeirazōmen	shall we test	G1598 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
Χριστόν	Christon	Christ	G5547 →
καθώς	kathōs	even as	G2531 →
τινες	tines	some	G5100 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
ἐπείρασαν,	epeirasan	tested,	G3985 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ὄφεων	opheōn	serpents	G3789 →
ἀπώλλυντο.	apōllunto	were destroyed.	G622 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 6:16
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
leads to
- Exodus 17:7
  He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Luke 4:12
  But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Matthew 4:7
  Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Psalms 95:8–9
  do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
- Hebrews 3:8–9
  do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Through
Psalms 78:18
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 6:16
  Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 11:4
  Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Through
Exodus 17:2
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?”
leads to
- Psalms 78:18
  They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”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!”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,Numbers 21:6So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.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.Psalms 106:14They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.Hebrews 10:28–30Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.Acts 5:9“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”Luke 4:12But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.

Featured studies on this passage

On 1 Corinthians 10:9

The Bronze Serpent

Christ's own chosen picture of his death. A four-moment story across 1,400 years: sin and plague, command and cure, idolatry and smashing, crucifixion and fulfillment.

Open the study →