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 took Him into the holy city and placed Him on the highest point of the Temple. 6“If You are Ben-Elohim,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written, ‘He shall command His angels concerning you,’ and ‘upon their hands they shall lift you up, so that you may not strike your foot against a stone.’” Yeshua said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put Adonai your God to the test.’” 8Again, the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You 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

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 4:4But He replied, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
• Matthew 21:16And they said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” “Yes,” Yeshua said to them. “Haven’t you ever read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing toddlers You have prepared praise for Yourself’?”
• Matthew 22:31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
• Isaiah 8:20To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.
• Exodus 17:2So the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Adonai?”
• Numbers 14:22none of the people who saw My glory and My miraculous signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet tested Me these ten times and did not obey My Voice—
• Deuteronomy 6:16“You are not to test Adonai your God, as you tested Him at Massah.
• Psalms 78:18They put God to the test in their heart by demanding food for their craving.
• Psalms 95:9when your fathers tested Me, they challenged Me, even though they had seen My work.
• Psalms 106:14In the wilderness they craved ravenously, in the desert they tested God.
• Malachi 3:15So now we are calling the proud blessed. Those who practice iniquity are built up. Indeed, they have tested God, and escaped!”
• Acts 5:9Then Peter said to her, “How did you agree to test the Ruach Adonai? Look, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door—they will carry you out, too!”
• 1 Corinthians 10:9And let’s not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were destroyed by serpents.
• Hebrews 3:9There your fathers put Me to the test, though they saw My works for 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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Humiliation of Christ
• Light
• Satan
• Temptation

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