Matthew 4:3

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.

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  • 1 Thess 3:5 : 5 Euen for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might knowe of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had bene in vaine.
  • Gen 3:1-5 : 1 Nowe the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said vnto the serpent, We eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden, 3 But of the fruite of the tree which is in the middes of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eate of it, neither shall ye touche it, lest ye die. 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not die at all, 5 But God doeth knowe, that when ye shall eate thereof, your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and euill.
  • Luke 22:31-32 : 31 And the Lorde saide, Simon, Simon, beholde, Satan hath desired you, to winowe you as wheate. 32 But I haue prayed for thee, that thy faith faile not: therefore when thou art conuerted, strengthen thy brethren.
  • Num 11:4-6 : 4 And a nomber of people that was amog them, fell a lusting, and turned away, and the children of Israel also wept, and saide, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate? 5 We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, & the pepons, and the leekes, and the onions, and the garleke. 6 But now our soule is dryed away, we can see nothing but this Man.
  • Job 1:9-9 : 9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and sayde, Doeth Iob feare God for nought? 10 Hast thou not made an hedge about him and about his house, & about all that he hath on euery side? thou hast blessed the worke of his hands, & his substance is increased in the land. 11 But stretch out now thine hand & touch all that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. 12 Then the Lorde sayde vnto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thine hand: onely vpon himselfe shalt thou not stretch out thine hand. So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
  • Job 2:4-7 : 4 And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayde, Skin for skin, and all that euer a man hath, will he giue for his life. 5 But stretch now out thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. 6 Then the Lorde said vnto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but saue his life. 7 So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord, and smote Iob with sore boyles, from the sole of his foote vnto his crowne.
  • Ps 78:17-20 : 17 Yet they sinned stil against him, and prouoked the Highest in the wildernesse, 18 And tempted God in their heartes in requiring meate for their lust. 19 They spake against God also, saying, Can God prepare a table in the wildernesse? 20 Behold, he smote the rocke, that the water gushed out, and the streames ouerflowed: can hee giue bread also? or prepare flesh for his people?
  • Matt 3:17 : 17 And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.
  • Matt 14:33 : 33 Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God.
  • Luke 4:3 : 3 Then the deuil saide vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, commaunde this stone that it be made bread.
  • Luke 4:9 : 9 Then hee brought him to Hierusalem, and set him on a pinacle of the Temple, and said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe from hence,
  • Acts 9:20 : 20 And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,
  • Gen 25:29-34 : 29 Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie. 30 Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright. 32 And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this birthright to me? 33 Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now; he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob. 34 Then Iaakob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles: and he did eate and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright.
  • Exod 16:3 : 3 For the children of Israel sayde to them, Oh that we had dyed by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when wee sate by the flesh pots, when wee ate bread our bellies full: for yee haue brought vs out into this wildernesse, to kill this whole company with famine.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Feare none of those things, which thou shalt suffer: beholde, it shall come to passe, that the deuill shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tryed, and ye shall haue tribulation tenne dayes: be thou faithfull vnto the death, and I will giue thee the crowne of life.
  • Rev 12:9-9 : 9 And the great dragon, that olde serpent, called the deuil and Satan, was cast out, which deceiueth all the world: he was euen cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 Then I heard a loude voyce in heauen, saying, Now is saluation, and strength, and the kingdome of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast downe, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 But they ouercame him by that blood of that Lambe, and by that worde of their testimonie, and they loued not their liues vnto the death.
  • Heb 12:16 : 16 Let there be no fornicator, or prophane person as Esau, which for one portion of meate solde his birthright.

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  • Luke 4:1-10
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    95%

    1 And Iesus full of the holy Ghost returned from Iordan, and was led by that Spirit into the wildernes,

    2 And was there fourtie dayes tempted of the deuil, & in those dayes he did eate nothing: but when they were ended, he afterward was hungry.

    3 Then the deuil saide vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, commaunde this stone that it be made bread.

    4 But Iesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not liue by bread only, but by euery word of God.

    5 Then the deuill tooke him vp into an high mountaine, and shewed him all the kingdomes of the world, in the twinkeling of an eye.

    6 And the deuill saide vnto him, All this power will I giue thee, and the glory of those kingdomes: for that is deliuered to mee: and to whomsoeuer I will, I giue it.

    7 If thou therefore wilt worship mee, they shalbe all thine.

    8 But Iesus answered him, and saide, Hence from mee, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and him alone thou shalt serue.

    9 Then hee brought him to Hierusalem, and set him on a pinacle of the Temple, and said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe from hence,

    10 For it is written, That hee will giue his Angels charge ouer thee to keepe thee:

  • Matt 4:4-11
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    4 But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

    5 Then the deuil tooke him vp into the holy Citie, and set him on a pinacle of the temple,

    6 And said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: for it is written, that he wil giue his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee vp, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.

    7 Iesus saide vnto him, It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

    8 Againe the deuil tooke him vp into an exceeding hie mountaine, and shewed him all the kingdomes of the world, and the glory of them,

    9 And sayd to him, All these will I giue thee, if thou wilt fall downe, and worship me.

    10 Then sayd Iesus vnto him, Auoyde Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.

    11 Then the deuill left him: and beholde, the Angels came, and ministred vnto him.

  • Matt 4:1-2
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    1 Then was Iesus led aside of the Spirit into the wildernes, to be tempted of the deuil.

    2 And when he had fasted fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights, he was afterward hungrie.

  • Luke 4:12-13
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    12 And Iesus answered, and said vnto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

    13 And when the deuil had ended all the tentation, he departed from him for a litle season.

  • Mark 1:11-13
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    11 Then there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

    12 And immediatly the Spirite driueth him into the wildernesse.

    13 And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie daies, and was tempted of Satan: hee was also with the wilde beastes, and the Angels ministred vnto him.

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    40 And when hee came to the place, hee said to them, Pray, lest ye enter into tentation.

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    3 Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,

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    9 For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone?

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    40 And saying, Thou that destroyest ye Temple, & buildest it in three dayes, saue thy selfe: if thou be ye Sonne of God, come downe fro ye crosse.

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    23 Then he turned backe, and said vnto Peter, Get thee behinde me, Satan: thou art an offence vnto me, because thou vnderstandest not the thinges that are of God, but the thinges that are of men.

  • Deut 8:3
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    3 Therefore he humbled thee, and made thee hungry, and fed thee with MAN, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know it, that he might teache thee that man liueth not by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth a man liue.

  • Luke 22:31
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    31 And the Lorde saide, Simon, Simon, beholde, Satan hath desired you, to winowe you as wheate.

  • Jas 1:13-14
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    13 Let no man say when hee is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God can not bee tempted with euill, neither tempteth he any man.

    14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.

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    17 And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

  • Ps 78:18
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    18 And tempted God in their heartes in requiring meate for their lust.

  • Mark 8:33
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    33 Then he turned backe, & looked on his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behinde me, Satan: for thou vnderstandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

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    3 But he said vnto them, Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred, & they that were with him?

  • Gen 22:1
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    1 And after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I.

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    4 Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?

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    31 Our fathers did eate Manna in the desart, as it is written, Hee gaue them bread from heauen to eate.

    32 Then Iesus said vnto them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, Moses gaue you not that bread from heauen, but my Father giueth you that true bread from heauen.

    33 For the breade of God is hee which commeth downe from heauen, and giueth life vnto the world.

  • Luke 11:11
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    11 If a sonne shall aske bread of any of you that is a father, will he giue him a stone? Or if hee aske a fish, will he for a fish giue him a serpent?

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    3 Our dayly bread giue vs for the day:

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    16 Ye shal not tempt the Lord your God, as ye did tempt him in Massah:

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    31 In the meane while, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

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