Luke 4:3

Luke 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
• New International Version (NIV)The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

Context of Luke 4:3

1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone.’” 5Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.

Luke 4:3 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ διάβολος· εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰπὲ τῷ λίθῳ τούτῳ ἵνα γένηται ἄρτος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the devilὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• thou beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• it be madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740

Cross-references for Luke 4:3

• Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
• Matthew 4:3The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

Commentaries on Luke 4:3

• 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. 3If You are the Son of God: Both Israel and Adam are called God’s son (3:38; Exodus 4:22–23; Hosea 11:1). Jesus, the Son of God in the fullest sense, succeeded where Adam and Israel failed.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:3

• Hunger
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Antichrist

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