Matthew 4:6
And said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: for it is written, that he wil giue his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee vp, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
5Then the deuil tooke him vp into the holy Citie, and set him on a pinacle of the temple,
7Iesus saide vnto him, It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Cross References
Job 5:23For the stones of the fielde shall be in league with thee, and the beastes of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Psalms 34:20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
Matthew 4:4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
2 Corinthians 11:14And no marueile: for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light.
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 →