Matthew 4:6

and saith to him—If thou art God’s, Son, cast thyself down,—for it is written, To his messengers, will he give charge concerning thee; and, on hands, will they bear thee up, lest once thou strike, against a stone, thy foot.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

In Context

5Then, the adversary taketh him with him, unto the holy city,—and he set him upon the pinnacle of the temple;

7Jesus said to him, Again, it is written,—Thou shalt not put to the test, the Lord thy God.

Read all of Matthew 4

Cross References

Job 5:23For, with the stones of the field, shall be thy covenant, and, the wild beast of the field, hath been made thy friend;

Psalms 34:20Keeping all his bones, Not, one from among them, is broken.

Matthew 4:4But, he, answering, said, It is written,—Not on bread alone, shall man live, but on every declaration coming forth through the mouth of God.

2 Corinthians 11:14And no marvel! for, Satan himself, doth transfigure himself into a messenger 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 4:6