Luke 4:3

And the adversary said to him—If thou art God’s, Son, speak unto this stone; that it become bread.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

In Context

2forty days,—being tempted by the adversary; and he did eat nothing in those days,—and, when they were concluded, he hungered.

4And Jesus made answer unto him—It is written: Not, on bread alone, shall, man, live.

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Cross References

Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended, in bodily appearance, as a dove, upon him,—and, a voice out of heaven, came—Thou, art my Son, the Beloved, in thee, I delight.

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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