Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Deuteronomy 6:16

Massah
TemptationDoubtFaithTrials and adversity

14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

15 (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

Read the whole chapter

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
KJV
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
WEB
You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
ASV
Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
DARBY
Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
BLB
You⁺ shall not test YHWH your⁺ God, as you⁺ tested [Him] in Massah.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke friste Herren deres Gud, slik som dere fristet ham i Massa.
OTB
Sett ikke Herren deres Gud på prøve, slik dere gjorde ved Massa.
B1930
I skal ikke friste Herren eders Gud, således som I fristet ham i Massa.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 17:7

    And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

    Read in context

  • Luke 4:12

    And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

    Read in context

  • Matthew 4:7

    Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

    Read in context

  • Psalms 95:8–9

    Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

    Read in context

  • Hebrews 3:8–9

    Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

    Read in context

  • 1 Corinthians 10:9

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

    Read in context

  • Exodus 17:2

    Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

    Read in context

  • Numbers 21:4–5

    And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

    Read in context