Matthew 4:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 6:16 : 16 `Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
  • Ps 78:18 : 18 And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.
  • Heb 3:9 : 9 in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;
  • Exod 17:2 : 2 and the people strive with Moses, and say, `Give us water, and we drink.' And Moses saith to them, `What? -- ye strive with me, what? -- ye try Jehovah?'
  • Exod 17:7 : 7 and he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the `strife' of the sons of Israel, and because of their `trying' Jehovah, saying, `Is Jehovah in our midst or not?'
  • Num 14:22 : 22 for all the men who are seeing My honour, and My signs, which I have done in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and try Me these ten times, and have not hearkened to My voice --
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 And Peter said unto her, `How was it agreed by you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? lo, the feet of those who did bury thy husband `are' at the door, and they shall carry thee forth;'
  • Ps 78:56 : 56 And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 Where your fathers have tried Me, Have proved Me, yea, have seen My work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 and they said to him, `Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, `Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
  • Matt 22:31-32 : 31 `And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which 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 a God of dead men, but of living.'
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 4:1-13
    13 verses
    93%

    1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,

    2 forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

    3 and the Devil said to him, `If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

    4 And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

    5 And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

    6 and the Devil said to him, `To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

    7 thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me -- all shall be thine.'

    8 And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

    9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, `If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

    10 for it hath been written -- To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,

    11 and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

    12 And Jesus answering said to him -- `It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

    13 And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.

  • Matt 4:1-6
    6 verses
    88%

    1 Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

    2 and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

    3 And the Tempter having come to him said, `If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

    4 But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

    5 Then doth the Devil take him to the `holy' city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

    6 and saith to him, `If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'

  • Matt 4:8-11
    4 verses
    82%

    8 Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

    9 and saith to him, `All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'

    10 Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

    11 Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

  • 16 `Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;

  • 40 and having come to the place, he said to them, `Pray ye not to enter into temptation.'

  • 13 Let no one say, being tempted -- `From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

  • 7 be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,

    13 and he was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the Adversary, and he was with the beasts, and the messengers were ministering to him.

  • 35 And Jesus did rebuke him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him;' and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nought;

  • 9 neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;

  • 40 and saying, `Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building `it', save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

  • 71%

    22 And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, `Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;'

    23 and he having turned, said to Peter, `Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

  • 4 `Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God;

  • 33 and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, `Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

  • 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him,'

  • 18 He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

  • 12 And Ahaz saith, `I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'

  • 31 And the Lord said, `Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

  • 7 and having called with a loud voice, he said, `What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'

  • 6 `Ye may not give that which is `holy' to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.

  • 27 neither give place to the devil;

  • 41 watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

  • 37 And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding --

  • 7 `Thou hast no other gods in My presence.

  • 27 `No one is able the vessels of the strong man -- having entered into his house -- to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.

  • 23 And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

  • 18 and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour.

  • 18 And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?