Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall 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

6and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and,'On their hands they will bear you up,so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"

8Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:2Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink."Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?"

Numbers 14:22because all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I worked in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;

Psalms 78:18They tempted God in their heartby asking food according to their desire.

Psalms 78:56Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God,and did not keep his testimonies;

Psalms 106:14but gave in to craving in the desert,and tested God in the wasteland.

Malachi 3:15Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt 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 →

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