Matthew 4:6
and saith unto Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning thee, and they shall bear thee up as in their hands, least at any time thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
5Then the devil taketh Him into the holy city, and setteth Him on a wing of the temple,
7but Jesus said unto him, it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Cross References
Matthew 4:4but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."
2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder: for Satan himself is transformed into an angel 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 →