Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation. tempt Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Luke 4:12 And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. tempted him Exodus 17:2,7 And they chode with Moses, and said: Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses answered them: Why chide you with me? Wherefore do you tempt the Lord? . . . Numbers 20:3,4,13 And making a sedition, they said: Would God we had perished among our brethren before the Lord. . . . Numbers 21:4,5 And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour: . . . Psalm 95:8,9 To day if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: . . . 1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent. Hebrews 3:8,9 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the desert, . . . Context The Greatest Commandment…15Because the Lord thy God is a jealous God in the midst of thee: lest at any time the wrath of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and take thee away from the face of the earth. 16Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation.17Keep the precepts of the Lord thy God, and the testimonies and ceremonies which he hath commanded thee.… Cross References Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Luke 4:12 And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Exodus 17:2 And they chode with Moses, and said: Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses answered them: Why chide you with me? Wherefore do you tempt the Lord? Exodus 17:7 And he called the name of that place Temptation, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and for that they tempted the Lord, saying: Is the Lord amongst us or not? Deuteronomy 33:8 To Levi also he said: Thy perfection, and thy doctrine be to thy holy man, whom thou hast proved in the temptation, and judged at the waters of contradiction: Psalm 78:18 And they tempted God in their hearts, by asking meat for their desires. Psalm 95:8 To day if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: Lexicon Do notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no test תְנַסּ֔וּ (ṯə·nas·sū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5254: To test, to attempt the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you tested Him נִסִּיתֶ֖ם (nis·sî·ṯem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5254: To test, to attempt at Massah. בַּמַּסָּֽה׃ (bam·mas·sāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4532: Massah -- a place in the desert where Israelites rebelled Additional Translations Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah. Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as ye tempted him in the temptation. Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah. 'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah; Jump to Previous Massah Tempt Tempted Test Tested Tried TryJump to Next Massah Tempt Tempted Test Tested Tried TryExternal Links Deuteronomy 6:16 NIVDeuteronomy 6:16 NLT Deuteronomy 6:16 ESV Deuteronomy 6:16 NASB Deuteronomy 6:16 ASV Deuteronomy 6:16 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 6:16 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 6:16 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 6:16 French Bible Deuteronomy 6:16 German Bible Alphabetical: as at did Do God Him LORD Massah not put shall test tested the to you your OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:16 You shall not tempt Yahweh your God (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |