Luke 4:12

Luke 4:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”

Context of Luke 4:12

10for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,' 11and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 13And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. 14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.

Luke 4:12 word by word

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι εἴρηται· οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• It is saidἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• Thou shaltἐκπειράζωekpeirazō · to test/temptG1598
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754

Cross-references for Luke 4:12

• Deuteronomy 6:16"You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.
• Psalms 95:9when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
• Psalms 106:14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
• Malachi 3:15And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'"
• Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
• 1 Corinthians 10:9We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,
• Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness,

Commentaries on Luke 4:12

• 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. 12Do not put the Lord your God to the test: In the wilderness, Israel constantly tested God’s faithfulness, but Jesus responded with complete trust in God.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:12

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions
• Satan
• Temple
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation

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