Luke 4:12

But Jesus answered him: “It is said — ‘Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’”

Twentieth Century New Testament

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 ‘On their hands they will upbear thee, Lest ever thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.’”

13When he had tried every kind of temptation, the Devil left Jesus, till another opportunity.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:7“Scripture also says,” answered Jesus, “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’”

Hebrews 3:8harden not your hearts, as when Israel provoked me On the day when they tried my patience in the desert,

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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