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

10for it is written: ‘He will give His angels orders concerning You, to protect You,’ 11and, ‘On their hands they will lift You up, So that You do not strike Your foot against a stone.’” And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been stated, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13And so when the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time. 14And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region.

Luke 4:12 word by word

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

• And JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• You shall not putἐκπειράζωekpeirazō · to test/temptG1598
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• your Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

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 95:9“When your fathers put Me to the test, They tested Me, though they had seen My work.
• Psalms 106:14But became lustfully greedy in the wilderness, And put God to the test in the desert.
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and escape punishment.’”
• Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
• 1 Corinthians 10:9Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and were killed by the snakes.
• Hebrews 3:8Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As on the day of trial 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
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Antichrist
• Inspiration

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