Luke 4:12

And in response, Jesus said to him, “It is said: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

11and so that they may take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.”

13And when all the temptation was completed, the devil withdrew from him, until a time.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:16You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted him in the place of temptation.

Psalms 106:14And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.

Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, “Again, it has been written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

Hebrews 3:8harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, the very day of temptation, in the desert,

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:2-14

The Temptation in the Wilderness. 1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 5 And the devil, taking him up… Read the whole commentary →

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