Luke 4:12

And Jesus responding said to him; That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 they will bear thee upon their hands, lest at any time thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.

13And the devil having perfected every temptation, departed from Him for a season.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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

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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