1 Corinthians 10:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
πειράζω
tested,
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πειράζω
To tempt, to test, to try. Peirazo. He was tempted in every way just as we are yet was without sin. Jesus was tested in every area of human weakness. He understands your struggle.
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ὄφις
serpents
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ὄφις
A serpent, a snake. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness so the Son of Man must be lifted up. The bronze serpent was a shadow of the cross.
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μηδέ
Neither
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μηδέ
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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τὶς
some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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ἐκπειράζω
shall we test
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ἐκπειράζω
to test thoroughly
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