Luke 4:12

World English Bible (2000)

Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 6:16 : 16 You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.'
  • Matt 4:7 : 7 Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
  • Heb 3:8-9 : 8 don't harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my works for forty years.

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  • Matt 4:1-11
    11 verses
    93%

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

    2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

    3 The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

    4 But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

    5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

    6 and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"

    7 Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

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

    9 He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."

    10 Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

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

  • Luke 4:1-11
    11 verses
    84%

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

    2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.

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

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

    5 The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

    6 The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.

    7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."

    8 Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

    9 He led 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,

    10 for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'

    11 and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"

  • Deut 6:16
    77%

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

  • Luke 4:13
    77%

    13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.

  • Luke 22:40
    73%

    40 When he was at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you don't enter into temptation."

  • Jas 1:13
    73%

    13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God can't be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

  • Deut 12:4
    72%

    4 You shall not do so to Yahweh your God.

  • Isa 7:12
    71%

    12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh."

  • Luke 4:35
    71%

    35 Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

  • 1 Cor 10:9
    71%

    9 Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

    13 He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

  • Luke 20:23
    71%

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

  • Matt 19:18
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    18 He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'

  • Matt 22:18
    70%

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

  • Matt 16:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22 Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you."

    23 But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

  • Mark 1:25
    70%

    25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"

  • Matt 27:40
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    40 and 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 22:35
    69%

    35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

  • Mark 8:33
    69%

    33 But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

  • Matt 3:15
    69%

    15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

  • Luke 22:46
    69%

    46 and said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

  • Ps 91:12
    69%

    12 They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash your foot against a stone.

  • Mark 12:17
    68%

    17 Jesus answered them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." They marveled greatly at him.

  • Matt 22:37
    68%

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

  • Jas 4:7
    68%

    7 Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Matt 14:28
    68%

    28 Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

  • Luke 22:31
    68%

    31 The Lord said, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,

  • Gen 22:1
    68%

    1 It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."