Matthew 4:7
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, 'You must not test the Lord your God.'”
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In The King James Version
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 17:2So the people blamed Moses for their situation and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
Numbers 14:22all those people who saw my glory and the signs of power that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness—they have still tempted me these ten times and have not listened to my voice.
Psalms 78:18They challenged God in their hearts 1 by asking for food to satisfy their appetites. 1
Psalms 78:56Yet they challenged and defied the Most High God 1 and did not keep his solemn commands. 1
Psalms 106:14They had insatiable cravings in the wilderness, 1 and they challenged God in the desert. 1
Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper, but they even test God and escape.'”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:2-12
The Temptation of Christ. 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a… Read the whole commentary →