Luke 4:12
But Jesus answered him, “It is said – ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”
Open English Bible (US)
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 ‘On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your foot against a stone.’”
13When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.
Cross References
Psalms 106:14Their greed was ravenous in the desert; they put God to the test in the wilderness.
Matthew 4:7“Scripture also says,” answered Jesus, “‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”
Hebrews 3:8harden not your hearts, as when Israel provoked me on the day when they tried my patience 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 →