Matthew 4:7

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Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.

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  • Deut 6:16 : 16 You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 Do not tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by snakes.
  • Ps 78:18 : 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their desire.
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Yes, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
  • Heb 3:9 : 9 When your fathers tested Me, proved Me, and saw My works forty years.
  • Exod 17:2 : 2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?
  • Exod 17:7 : 7 And he named the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the children of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
  • Num 14:22 : 22 Because all those men who have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.
  • Ps 78:56 : 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the Most High God, and did not keep his testimonies:
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 And now we call the proud blessed; yes, those who do wickedness are raised up; yes, those who test God go free.
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan, for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and only him shall you serve.
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 And said to him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise?
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
  • Matt 22:31-32 : 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 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 To the law and to the testimony: if they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 4:1-13
    13 verses
    93%

    1And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

    2for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing, and when they were ended, he was hungry.

    3And the devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

    4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

    5And the devil, taking him up to a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

    6And the devil said to him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them, for it is delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I will.

    7If you therefore will worship me, all shall be yours.

    8And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

    9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here:

    10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you:

    11And in their hands they shall lift you up, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

    12And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.

    13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

  • Matt 4:1-6
    6 verses
    88%

    1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

    2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward became hungry.

    3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

    4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

    5Then the devil took him into the holy city, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple,

    6And said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and in their hands they shall bear you up, lest at any time you strike your foot against a stone.

  • Matt 4:8-11
    4 verses
    82%

    8Again, the devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

    9And said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.

    10Then Jesus said to him, Go away, Satan, for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and only him shall you serve.

    11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

  • Deut 6:16
    76%

    16You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.

  • Luke 22:40
    73%

    40And when he was at the place, he said to them, Pray that you do not enter into temptation.

  • Jas 1:13
    72%

    13Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, nor does He tempt anyone;

  • Jas 4:7
    72%

    7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12And immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness.

    13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

  • Luke 4:35
    72%

    35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.

  • 1 Cor 10:9
    71%

    9Do not tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by snakes.

  • Matt 27:40
    71%

    40And saying, You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • Matt 16:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You.

    23But He turned and said to Peter, Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.

  • Deut 12:4
    71%

    4You shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

  • Mark 8:33
    70%

    33But when he had turned around and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but of the things of men.

  • Mark 1:25
    70%

    25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him.

  • Matt 19:18
    69%

    18He said to him, Which ones? Jesus said, You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

  • Isa 7:12
    69%

    12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I test the LORD.

  • Luke 22:31
    69%

    31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

  • Mark 5:7
    69%

    7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

  • Eph 4:27
    68%

    27Nor give place to the devil.

  • Matt 26:41
    68%

    41Watch and pray, that you do not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

  • Matt 22:37
    68%

    37Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

  • Deut 5:7
    68%

    7You shall have no other gods before me.

  • Mark 3:27
    68%

    27No man can enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

  • Luke 20:23
    68%

    23But he perceived their trickery, and said to them, Why do you test me?

  • Matt 17:18
    68%

    18And Jesus rebuked the demon; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

  • Matt 22:18
    68%

    18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you test me, you hypocrites?