Matthew 4:7

Matthew 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘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 Matthew 4:7

5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6“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.’” Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7 word by word

ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πάλιν γέγραπται· οὐκ ἐκπειράσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• It is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• Thou shaltἐκπειράζωekpeirazō · to test/temptG1598
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Matthew 4:7

• Matthew 4:4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
• Matthew 21:16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “ ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’ ?”
• Matthew 22:31But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you,
• Isaiah 8:20Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Exodus 17:2So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”
• Numbers 14:22not one of those who saw my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times—
• Deuteronomy 6:16Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.
• Psalms 78:18They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
• Psalms 95:9where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
• Psalms 106:14In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to the test.
• Malachi 3:15But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’ ”
• Acts 5:9Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
• Hebrews 3:9where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou shalt not tempt - To expose myself to any danger naturally destructive, with the vain presumption that God will protect and defend me from the ruinous consequences of my imprudent conduct, is to tempt God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again - Again the Saviour replied to Satan by a text of Scripture - a passage which expressly forbade an act like this. Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God - This is quoted literally from Deuteronomy 6:16. The meaning is, thou shalt not try him; or, thou shalt not, by throwing thyself into voluntary and uncommanded dangers, appeal to God for protection, or trifle with the promises made to those who are thrown into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7It is also written: Jesus responded to the devil's use of Scripture by emphasizing a more important principle (honoring God) which the devil ignored.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Jesus said unto him, It is written again--(De 6:16), as if he should say, "True, it is so written, and on that promise I implicitly rely; but in using it there is another Scripture which must not be forgotten." Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God--"Preservation in danger is divinely pledged: shall I then create danger, either to put the promised security skeptically to the proof, or wantonly to demand a display of it? That were 'to tempt the Lord my…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:7

• Jesus Continued
• Presumption
• Quotations and Allusions
• Satan
• Temple
• Temptation

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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