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%
1The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
2where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.
3The devil said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone.’”
5Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.
6And 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.
7So then, if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”
8Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
9Then 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,
10for it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’
11and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
12Jesus answered him,“It is said,‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.
- Matt 4:7-115 verses88%
7Jesus said to him,“Once again it is written:‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.
9And he said to him,“I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”
10Then Jesus said to him,“Go away, Satan! For it is written:‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
11Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.
- Matt 4:1-55 verses86%
1The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.
3The tempter came and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
4But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,
- Ps 91:11-122 verses75%
11For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.
12They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
- Mark 1:11-133 verses73%
11And a voice came from heaven:“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
12The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.
13He 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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43He 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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33But 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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30save yourself and come down from the cross!”
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29They 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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19Now 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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18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.