Verse 12

Jesus answered him,“It is said,‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • 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 4:7 : 7 Jesus said to him,“Once again it is written:‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
  • Heb 3:8-9 : 8 “Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness. 9 “There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years.