1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Cross-reference
Psalm 106:14 says they 'tempted God in the desert', echoing the sin that brought serpents in Numbers 21.
Hebrews 3:8-11 quotes Psalm 95 warning against hardening hearts like those who tempted God, reinforcing Paul's admonition.
Psalm 95:9 describes the fathers testing God at Meribah, directly parallel to the wilderness temptation Paul cites.
Psalm 78:56 directly recounts Israel tempting God in the wilderness, the same event Paul warns against here.
Deuteronomy 6:16 commands not to test the Lord, citing Massah — Paul applies this same warning to testing Christ.
Numbers 21:6 is the direct event: God sent fiery serpents because Israel tempted Him, the exact incident Paul references.
Numbers 21:5 is the exact event Paul references — the people spoke against God and were punished with serpents.
Exodus 23:21 warns not to rebel against the angel bearing God's name — the pre-incarnate Christ whom Israel tested.
Numbers 14:22 says Israel tempted God ten times, providing the broader context of their rebellion that led to divine judgment.
In Matthew 4:7, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6:16—the very command not to tempt God that Israel violated.
Mark 8:11 shows the Pharisees tempting Jesus by asking for a sign—a NT parallel to Israel testing God in the wilderness.
In Luke 4:12, Jesus quotes the same prohibition against tempting God—the principle Israel broke.
Exodus 23:20 promises an angel leading Israel — the divine presence that Paul identifies as Christ, whom they tested.
Exodus 17:2 records Israel testing the Lord at Massah — a parallel pattern of unbelief that Paul warns about in the wilderness.
Exodus 17:7 names Massah/Meribah for the testing — another account of Israel's same unbelief in the wilderness.
Psalm 78:18 recounts Israel testing God by demanding food — another example of the testing Paul warns against.
Isaiah 7:12 shows Ahaz refusing to tempt God, contrasting with Israel's act of tempting Him—a different response to testing.
Malachi 3:15 describes the wicked who tempt God as being delivered—opposite outcome from the destruction by serpents Paul cites.
Mark 10:2 records the Pharisees tempting Jesus with a question about divorce—another instance of testing the Lord.
Mark 12:15 describes the Pharisees tempting Jesus over paying taxes—similar to the testing that brought judgment in Paul's warning.
Luke 20:23 shows Jesus perceiving the Pharisees' trickery and calling out their tempting—a direct NT parallel.
John 8:6 says they said this tempting him—another NT example of people testing Jesus, echoing Israel's sin.