Matthew 4:7

Matthew 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Context of Matthew 4:7

5Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. 6“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’” Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7 word by word

ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πάλιν γέγραπται· οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.¶Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• repliedφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• It is also writtenπάλινpalin · againG3825
• It is also writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Do not putἐκπειράζωekpeirazō · to test/temptG1598
• Do not putοὐou · noG3756
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• God to the testθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Matthew 4:7

• Matthew 4:4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
• Matthew 21:16“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
• Matthew 22:31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
• Numbers 14:22not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
• Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
• Psalms 78:18They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
• 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.
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
• Acts 5:9“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
• Hebrews 3:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou shalt not tempt - To expose myself to any danger naturally destructive, with the vain presumption that God will protect and defend me from the ruinous consequences of my imprudent conduct, is to tempt God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again - Again the Saviour replied to Satan by a text of Scripture - a passage which expressly forbade an act like this. Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God - This is quoted literally from Deuteronomy 6:16. The meaning is, thou shalt not try him; or, thou shalt not, by throwing thyself into voluntary and uncommanded dangers, appeal to God for protection, or trifle with the promises made to those who are thrown into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7It is also written: Jesus responded to the devil's use of Scripture by emphasizing a more important principle (honoring God) which the devil ignored.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Jesus said unto him, It is written again--(De 6:16), as if he should say, "True, it is so written, and on that promise I implicitly rely; but in using it there is another Scripture which must not be forgotten." Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God--"Preservation in danger is divinely pledged: shall I then create danger, either to put the promised security skeptically to the proof, or wantonly to demand a display of it? That were 'to tempt the Lord my…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:7

• Jesus Continued
• Presumption
• Quotations and Allusions
• Satan
• Temple
• Temptation

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• God
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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Humiliation of Christ
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• Satan
• Temptation

Commentaries on Matthew 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings