Luke 4:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 6:16 : 16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in Massah.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 When your fathers put me to the test and saw my power and my work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.
  • Matt 4:7 : 7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
  • Heb 3:8-9 : 8 Be not hard of heart, as when you made me angry, on the day of testing in the waste land, 9 When your fathers put me to the test, and saw my works for forty years.

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  • Matt 4:1-11
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    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

    2 And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.

    3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

    4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

    5 Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

    6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

    7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    8 Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

    9 And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

    10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

    11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

  • Luke 4:1-11
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    84%

    1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

    2 For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

    3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

    4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

    5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

    6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

    7 If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.

    8 And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

    9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

    10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

    11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

  • Deut 6:16
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    16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in Massah.

  • Luke 4:13
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    13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

  • Luke 22:40
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    40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

  • Jas 1:13
    73%

    13 Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:

  • Deut 12:4
    72%

    4 Do not so to the Lord your God.

  • Isa 7:12
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    12 But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.

  • Luke 4:35
    71%

    35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

  • 1 Cor 10:9
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    9 And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.

  • Mark 1:12-13
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    12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

    13 And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

  • Luke 20:23
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    23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,

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    18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

  • Matt 22:18
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    18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?

  • Matt 16:22-23
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    22 And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.

    23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

  • Mark 1:25
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    25 And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

  • Matt 27:40
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    40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • Matt 22:35
    69%

    35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

  • Mark 8:33
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    33 But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

  • Matt 3:15
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    15 But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

  • Luke 22:46
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    46 And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.

  • Ps 91:12
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    12 In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

  • Mark 12:17
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    17 And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

  • Matt 22:37
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    37 And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

  • Jas 4:7
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    7 For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

  • Matt 14:28
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    28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

  • Luke 22:31
    68%

    31 Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:

  • Gen 22:1
    68%

    1 Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.