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16 “Do not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.(A)

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16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(A) as you did at Massah.

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He called the place Massah[a] and Meribah,[b] because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”(A)

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  1. 17.7 That is, test
  2. 17.7 That is, quarrel

And he called the place Massah[a](A) and Meribah[b](B) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.

12 Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”(A)

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12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a](A)

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  1. Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”(A)

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Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16

    Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
    as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,(A)
when your ancestors tested me
    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.(B)

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“Do not harden your hearts(A) as you did at Meribah,[a](B)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(C)
where your ancestors tested(D) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.

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  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
    as on the day of testing in the wilderness,
where your ancestors put me to the test,[a]
    though they had seen my works

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  1. 3.9 Other ancient authorities read tempted me, tested me

    do not harden your hearts(A)
as you did in the rebellion,
    during the time of testing in the wilderness,
where your ancestors tested and tried me,
    though for forty years they saw what I did.(B)

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We must not put Christ[a] to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.(A)

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  1. 10.9 Other ancient authorities read the Lord

We should not test Christ,[a](A) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.(B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord

The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”(A)

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So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(A) to drink.”(B)

Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(C)

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From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea,[a] to go around the land of Edom, but the people became discouraged on the way.(A) The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.”(B)

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  1. 21.4 Or Sea of Reeds

The Bronze Snake

They traveled from Mount Hor(A) along the route to the Red Sea,[a](B) to go around Edom.(C) But the people grew impatient on the way;(D) they spoke against God(E) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt(F) to die in the wilderness?(G) There is no bread! There is no water!(H) And we detest this miserable food!”(I)

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  1. Numbers 21:4 Or the Sea of Reeds

The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had died when our kindred died before the Lord!(A) Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?(B)

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They quarreled(A) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(B) before the Lord!(C) Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness,(D) that we and our livestock should die here?(E)

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13 These are the waters of Meribah,[a] where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and through which he showed himself to be holy.(A)

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  1. 20.13 That is, quarrel

13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](A) where the Israelites quarreled(B) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(C)

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  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.