Matthew 4:7

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

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  • Deut 6:16 : 16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in Massah.
  • 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.
  • Ps 78:18 : 18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
  • Heb 3:9 : 9 When your fathers put me to the test, and saw my works for forty years.
  • Exod 17:2 : 2 So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?
  • Exod 17:7 : 7 And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?
  • Num 14:22 : 22 Because all these men, having seen my glory and the signs which I have done in Egypt and in the waste land, still have put me to the test ten times, and have not given ear to my voice;
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
  • Ps 78:56 : 56 But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
  • 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 4:4 : 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.
  • Matt 4:10 : 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.
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?
  • Matt 22:31-32 : 31 But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings: 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead but of the living.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 4:1-13
    13 verses
    93%

    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.

    12 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.

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

  • Matt 4:1-6
    6 verses
    88%

    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.

  • Matt 4:8-11
    4 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Deut 6:16
    76%

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

  • Luke 22:40
    73%

    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
    72%

    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:

  • Jas 4:7
    72%

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

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    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 4:35
    72%

    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
    71%

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

  • Matt 27:40
    71%

    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 16:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Deut 12:4
    71%

    4 Do not so to the Lord your God.

  • Mark 8:33
    70%

    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.

  • Mark 1:25
    70%

    25 And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

  • Matt 19:18
    69%

    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,

  • Isa 7:12
    69%

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

  • Luke 22:31
    69%

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

  • Mark 5:7
    69%

    7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • Eph 4:27
    68%

    27 And do not give way to the Evil One.

  • Matt 26:41
    68%

    41 Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

  • Matt 22:37
    68%

    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.

  • Deut 5:7
    68%

    7 You are to have no other gods but me.

  • Mark 3:27
    68%

    27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

  • Luke 20:23
    68%

    23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,

  • Matt 17:18
    68%

    18 And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.

  • Matt 22:18
    68%

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