Matthew 4:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the tempter approached Him and said, 'If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ προσελθὼν αὐτῷ ὁ πειράζων, εἶπεν, Εἰ Υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰπὲ ἵνα οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ἄρτοι γένωνται.

Transliteration

And proselthōn autō the peirazōn, eipen, If Huios ei of the Theou, eipe hina the lithoi houtoi artoi genōntai.

Grammar Details

• *proselthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having approached
• *autō*: dative, masculine, singular - to him
• *peirazōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one tempting/testing
• *eipen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - said
• *Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *ei*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you are
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *eipe*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - speak/command
• *hina*: conjunction - that/so that
• *lithoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - stones
• *houtoi*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - these
• *artoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - loaves of bread
• *genōntai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd plural - might become

Word Meanings

• *proselthōn*: having approached/having come to
• *peirazōn*: the tempter/the tester/the one putting to proof
• *Huios*: Son/descendant
• *eipe*: speak/say/command
• *lithoi*: stones/rocks
• *artoi*: loaves of bread/bread
• *genōntai*: might become/may be made/transform into

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then came to hym the tempter and sayde: yf thou be the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made breed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the tepter came to him and sayde: yf thou be the sonne of God, commaunde, that these stones be made breed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then came to him the tempter, and said, If thou be the Sonne of God, commande that these stones be made bread.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the tempter came to hym, he sayde: If thou be the sonne of God, commaunde that these stones be made breade.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the Tempter having come to him said, `If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The tempter came and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Thess 3:5 : 5 For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor might have been in vain.
• Gen 3:1-5 : 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, you shall not eat from any tree in the garden?' 2 The woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden.' 3 'But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'' 4 But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will surely not die.' 5 'For God knows that on the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'
• Luke 22:31-32 : 31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you all like wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
• Num 11:4-6 : 4 The rabble among them began to crave other food, and the Israelites also started to weep again, saying, 'Who will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6 But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna!
• Job 1:9-9 : 9 Satan replied to the LORD, 'Does Job fear God for nothing?' 10 'Haven't you placed a hedge around him and his household and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions have increased in the land.' 11 'But stretch out your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.' 12 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, everything he has is in your power, but do not lay a hand on the man himself.' Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:4-7 : 4 Satan answered the LORD, 'Skin for skin! A man will give everything he has for his own life.' 5 But stretch out your hand and strike his bone and flesh, and he will surely curse you to your face! 6 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, he is in your hands; only spare his life.' 7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
• Ps 78:17-20 : 17 But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling against the Most High in the dry wasteland. 18 They tested God in their hearts by demanding the food they craved. 19 They spoke against God, saying, 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?' 20 True, He struck the rock, and water gushed out, and streams overflowed. But can He also give us bread or provide meat for His people?
• Matt 3:17 : 17 And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
• Matt 14:33 : 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, 'Truly You are the Son of God.'
• Luke 4:3 : 3 The devil said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.'
• Luke 4:9 : 9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.'
• Acts 9:20 : 20 Immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."
• Gen 25:29-34 : 29 One day when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, exhausted. 30 Esau said to Jacob, 'Let me gulp down some of that red stew, for I am exhausted.' This is why he was also called Edom. 31 Jacob replied, 'First, sell me your birthright.' 32 Esau said, 'Look, I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?' 33 But Jacob said, 'Swear to me first.' So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. Esau ate, drank, got up, and went on his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
• Exod 16:3 : 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Rev 12:9-9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our siblings, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.' 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
• Heb 12:16 : 16 Make sure that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.