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The Temptation of Jesus

Luke 4:12

In 9 translations

BSB
But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”Deuteronomy 6:16
KJV
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
WEB
Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
ASV
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
LSV
And Jesus answering said to him, “It has been said, You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
YLT
And Jesus answering said to him — 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
DBY
And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.Elohim
DRC
And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
GNV
And Iesus answered, and said vnto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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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.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Εἴρηται· Οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.
RP2018
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Εἴρηται, Οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Εἴρηται, Οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου.
SCR1894
και αποκριθεις ειπεν αυτω ο ιησους οτι ειρηται ουκ εκπειρασεις κυριον τον θεον σου

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👤 God👤 Jesus Christ◆ Temptations of Jesus

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
  • Hebrews 3:8–9do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
  • Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
  • Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
  • Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
  • Psalms 106:14They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.

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