Matthew 4:6

Matthew 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
• New International Version (NIV)“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.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

Context of Matthew 4:6

4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth. 5Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple, and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God. 8Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,

Matthew 4:6 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.Read the interlinear

• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• downκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• bearαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• strikeπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• footπούςpous · footG4228
• stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037

Cross-references for Matthew 4:6

• Matthew 4:4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.
• 2 Corinthians 11:14And [it is] not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
• Psalms 91:11For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways:
• Luke 4:9And 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;
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
• Job 1:10Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.
• Job 5:23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
• Psalms 34:7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Cast thyself down - Our Lord had repelled the first temptation by an act of confidence in the power and goodness of God; and now Satan solicits him to make trial of it. Through the unparalleled subtlety of Satan, the very means we make use of to repel one temptation may he used by him as the groundwork of another. This method he often uses, in order to confound us in our confidence. He shall give his angels charge, etc. - This is a mutilated quotation of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down - The temptation here was, that he should at once avail himself of the protection of a promise of safety made to him, and thus demonstrate that he was the Messiah. If he was the true Messiah he had a certain assurance of protection, a promise that no harm could befall him; and thus, by so surprising a miracle, and such a clear proof of the divine interposition, he could at once establish his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Jesus refused to test God by assuming God would always protect him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God--As this temptation starts with the same point as the first--our Lord's determination not to be disputed out of His Sonship--it seems to us clear that the one came directly after the other; and as the remaining temptation shows that the hope of carrying that point was abandoned, and all was staked upon a desperate venture, we think that remaining temptation is thus shown to be the last; as will appear still…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:6

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Dash
• Fame
• Humiliation of Christ
• Light
• Satan
• Temptation
• Tempter

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