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.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall 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.’ ”

Context of Luke 4:12

10Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you to watch over you carefully. 11They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’ ” Jesus answered him, “It has been said, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ” 13After the devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, the devil left him until another time. 14Jesus returned to Galilee. The power of the Spirit was with him, and the news about him spread throughout 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 6:16Never test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.
• Psalms 95:9Your ancestors challenged me and tested me there, although they had seen what I had done.
• Psalms 106:14They had an unreasonable desire ⌞for food⌟ in the wilderness. In the desert they tested God.
• Malachi 3:15So now we call arrogant people blessed. Not only are evildoers encouraged, they even test God and get away with it.’ ”
• Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
• 1 Corinthians 10:9We shouldn’t put the Lord to the test as some of them did. They were killed by snakes.
• Hebrews 3:8Don’t be stubborn like those who rebelled and tested me in the desert.

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