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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
• 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.’ ”

Context of Matthew 4:7

5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall 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

• 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 4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
• Matthew 21:16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
• Matthew 22:31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Exodus 17:2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Yhwh?
• Numbers 14:22Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
• Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not tempt Yhwh your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
• Psalms 78:18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
• Psalms 95:9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
• Psalms 106:14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
• Malachi 3:15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
• Acts 5:9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
• 1 Corinthians 10:9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
• Hebrews 3:9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

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