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The Temptation of Jesus

Luke 4:11

In 9 translations

BSB
and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”Psalms 91:11–12
KJV
And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
WEB
and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”
ASV
and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
LSV
and: On hands they will bear you up, lest at any time you may dash your foot against a stone.”
YLT
and — On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'
DBY
and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
DRC
And that in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.
GNV
And with their handes they shall lift thee vp, least at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include ὅτι (“that”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μήποτε (“otherwise”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ὅτι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὅτι; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὅτι Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
RP2018
καί, Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
TR-Boyd
καὶ ὅτι Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσί σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
SCR1894
και οτι επι χειρων αρουσιν σε μηποτε προσκοψης προς λιθον τον ποδα σου

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◆ Temptations of Jesus

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 91:12They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

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