Luke 4:11

Luke 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
• New International Version (NIV)they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

Context of Luke 4:11

9And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence; 10for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee; and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone. 12And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God. 13And the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time.

Luke 4:11 word by word

καὶ ὅτι ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.¶Read the interlinear

• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• bearαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• strikeπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• footπούςpous · footG4228
• stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037

Commentaries on Luke 4:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11. Luke 4:2 Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3. He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting. Luke 4:13 Departed for a season…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11After being driven back twice by Scripture, the devil quoted Scripture to Jesus. He cited a passage that speaks of God’s protection for his people.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:11

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Presumption
• Quotations and Allusions
• Satan
• Suicide
• Temple
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Antichrist
• Dash
• Hap; Haply
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 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