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Matthew 4:6
6He said to Jesus, ‘If you are the Son of God, jump down from here to the ground. You know that the Bible says: “God will tell his angels to keep you safe. They will hold you safely in their hands. They will not let you hurt your foot on a stone”.’
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 Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible says that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that God speaks. That is what gives them true life.’ 5Then the Devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He made him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Jesus, ‘If you are the Son of God, jump down from here to the ground. You know that the Bible says: “God will tell his angels to keep you safe. They will hold you safely in their hands. They will not let you hurt your foot on a stone”.’ 7Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible also says, “Do not test the Lord God, to see if he will save you”.’ 8Then the Devil led Jesus up a very high mountain. He showed Jesus all the countries in the whole world. They were very great and beautiful.
Read all of Matthew 4Matthew 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Ifεἰei · ifG1487
- thou beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
- thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
- downκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- He shall giveἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
- angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- handsχείρcheir · handG5495
- they shall bearαἴρωairō · to take upG142
- lest at any timeμήποτεmēpote mē pote · lestG3379
- thou dashπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
- footπούςpous · footG4228
- againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- a stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
Cross-references for Matthew 4:6
- Matthew 4:4But Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible says that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that God speaks. That is what gives them true life.’
- 2 Corinthians 11:14That should not surprise you! Even Satan can change himself to look like an angel who belongs to the light.
- Psalms 91:11For God will tell his angels to keep you safe. They will protect you wherever you go.
- Luke 4:9The Devil now took Jesus to Jerusalem. He took him to stand on the highest part of the temple. Then he said to Jesus, ‘If you are the Son of God, jump down from here to the ground.
- Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
- Job 1:10You do not let any bad things happen to him. You keep him, his family and all his things safe. You have given him success with everything that he does. His many farm animals are everywhere!
- Job 5:23The stones in your fields will not give you trouble. The wild animals will not attack you.
- Psalms 34:7The Lord's angel is very near to people who respect and obey the Lord. He keeps them safe from danger.
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
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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
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