1 Corinthians 10:22

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“Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?”

What this verse means

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“Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 10:22 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  2. Exodus 34:14For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
  3. Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  4. Deuteronomy 6:15For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
  5. Deuteronomy 32:16They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
  6. Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.
  7. Joshua 24:19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
  8. Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
  9. Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
  10. Psalms 78:58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
  11. Ecclesiastes 6:10Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
  12. Isaiah 45:9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
  13. Ezekiel 22:14Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.
  14. Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
  15. Hebrews 10:31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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