Matthew 4:6
and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
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- Ps 91:11-12 : 11 For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do. 12 They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
- 2 Cor 11:14 : 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
- Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Job 1:10 : 10 Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
- Job 5:23 : 23 For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
- Ps 34:7 : 7 The LORD’s angel camps around the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them.
- Ps 34:20 : 20 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.
- Luke 4:9-9 : 9 Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ 11 and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 12 Jesus answered him,“It is said,‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
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- Luke 4:1-1313 verses91%
1 The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
2 where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.
3 The devil said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone.’”
5 Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.
6 And he said to him,“To you I will grant this whole realm– and the glory that goes along with it, for it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
7 So then, if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”
8 Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
9 Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
10 for it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’
11 and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
12 Jesus answered him,“It is said,‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.
- Matt 4:7-115 verses88%
7 Jesus said to him,“Once again it is written:‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.
9 And he said to him,“I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him,“Go away, Satan! For it is written:‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.
- Matt 4:1-55 verses86%
1 The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.
3 The tempter came and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
4 But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,
- Ps 91:11-122 verses75%
11 For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.
12 They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
- Mark 1:11-133 verses73%
11 And a voice came from heaven:“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
12 The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.
13 He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.
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43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
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31 “Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,
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33 But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said,“Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
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11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”
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7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.
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30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
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29 They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
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19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
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18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.