King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Complete Jewish Bible:
Or are we trying to make the Lord jealous? We aren’t stronger than he is, are we?
Berean Standard Bible:
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
American Standard Version:
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Do we provoke{G2228}{G3863} the Lord{G2962} to jealousy{G3863}? are we{G2070} stronger than{G3361}{G2478} he{G846}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Deuteronomy 32:21
- They have moved me to jealousy with [that which is] not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with [those which are] not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Deuteronomy 32:16
- They provoked him to jealousy with strange [gods], with abominations provoked they him to anger.
Ezekiel 22:14
- Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken [it], and will do [it].
Hebrews 10:31
- [It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
- That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Zephaniah 1:18
- Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Job 40:9
- Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Commentary for 1 Corinthians 10:22
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G2228
There are 283 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἤ
Transliteration: ḗ
Pronunciation: ay
Description: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι. - Strong's Number: G3863
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: παραζηλόω
Transliteration: parazēlóō
Pronunciation: par-ad-zay-lo'-o
Description: from παρά and ζηλόω; to stimulate alongside, i.e. excite to rivalry:--provoke to emulation (jealousy). - Strong's Number: G2962
There are 687 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: κύριος
Transliteration: kýrios
Pronunciation: koo'-ree-os
Description: from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir. - Strong's Number: G2070
There are 51 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐσμέν
Transliteration: esmén
Pronunciation: es-men'
Description: first person plural indicative of εἰμί; we are:--are, be, have our being, X have hope, + (the gospel) was (preached unto) us. - Strong's Number: G3361
There are 602 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: μή
Transliteration: mḗ
Pronunciation: may
Description: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ. - Strong's Number: G2478
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἰσχυρός
Transliteration: ischyrós
Pronunciation: is-khoo-ros'
Description: from ἰσχύς; forcible (literally or figuratively):--boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant. - Strong's Number: G846
There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: αὐτός
Transliteration: autós
Pronunciation: ow-tos'
Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.