Matthew 4:7

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Jesus said to him,“Once again it is written:‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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  • Deut 6:16 : 16 Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively You must not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
  • Ps 78:18 : 18 They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.
  • Heb 3:9 : 9 “There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years.
  • Exod 17:2 : 2 So the people contended with Moses, and they said,“Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them,“Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the LORD?”
  • Exod 17:7 : 7 He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the LORD, saying,“Is the LORD among us or not?”
  • Num 14:22 : 22 For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 Peter then told her,“Why have you 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 challenged and defied God Most High, and did not obey his commands.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the wastelands.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’”
  • 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.’”
  • Matt 4:10 : 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.’”
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 and said to him,“Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them,“Yes. Have you never read,‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?”
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the scriptures:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  • Matt 22:31-32 : 31 Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!”
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then you must recall the LORD’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

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  • Luke 4:1-13
    13 verses
    93%

    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 4:1-6
    6 verses
    88%

    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,

    6and 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.’”

  • Matt 4:8-11
    4 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Deut 6:16
    76%

    16Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively You must not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah.

  • Luke 22:40
    73%

    40When he came to the place, he said to them,“Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

  • Jas 1:13
    72%

    13Let no one say when he is tempted,“I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

  • Jas 4:7
    72%

    7So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Luke 4:35
    72%

    35But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

  • 1 Cor 10:9
    71%

    9And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.

  • Matt 27:40
    71%

    40and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”

  • Matt 16:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him:“God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!”

    23But he turned and said to Peter,“Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

  • Deut 12:4
    71%

    4You must not worship the LORD your God the way they worship.

  • Mark 8:33
    70%

    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.”

  • Mark 1:25
    70%

    25But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!”

  • Matt 19:18
    69%

    18“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

  • Isa 7:12
    69%

    12But Ahaz responded,“I don’t want to ask; I don’t want to put the LORD to a test.”

  • Luke 22:31
    69%

    31“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,

  • Mark 5:7
    69%

    7Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

  • Eph 4:27
    68%

    27Do not give the devil an opportunity.

  • Matt 26:41
    68%

    41Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

  • Matt 22:37
    68%

    37Jesus said to him,“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

  • Deut 5:7
    68%

    7You must not have any other gods besides me.

  • Mark 3:27
    68%

    27But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

  • Luke 20:23
    68%

    23But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,

  • Matt 17:18
    68%

    18Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

  • Matt 22:18
    68%

    18But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?