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href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered him, &#8220It is also written: &#8216Do not put the Lord your God to the test.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Again it has been written: 'You shall not test <i>the</i> Lord your God.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written: ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, &#8220On the other hand, it is written, &#8216YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written <i>and</i> forever remains written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT TEST THE LORD YOUR GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God. ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told him, &#8220It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "The Scriptures also say, 'Don't try to test the Lord your God!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.' " <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus responded to him, "It is also written, 'You must not tempt the Lord your God.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied, ?It is also written: ?Do not put the Lord your God to the test.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him again, “It has been written: You will not tempt the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Again it has been written: 'You shall not test <i>the</i> Lord your God.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Again, it has been written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, Again it is written, that you shall not try out the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to him, “Again it is written: 'You shall not tempt THE LORD JEHOVAH your God.' “<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him; <FR>Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said unto him, It is written again,<RX 5.6.16> ?Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.?<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus replied, it is likewise written, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, <FR>"Again it has been written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>but</i> Jesus said unto him, <FR>it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/4-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=661" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">The Temptation of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>“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.’ ” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: Ephē (V-IIA-3S) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">replied,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: Palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">“It is also written:</a> <a href="/greek/1598.htm" title="1598: ekpeiraseis (V-FIA-2S) -- To put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly.">‘Do not put</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrion (N-AMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">the Lord</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God to the test.’” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a></span><br />Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2</a></span><br />So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a></span><br />He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18</a></span><br />They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-41.htm">Psalm 78:41</a></span><br />Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Psalm 95:9</a></span><br />where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-12.htm">Isaiah 7:12</a></span><br />But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22</a></span><br />not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8-9</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-12.htm">Luke 4:12</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-13.htm">James 1:13</a></span><br />When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a></span><br />He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14</a></span><br />They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.</p><p class="hdg">It.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4,10</a></b></br> But 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Matthew 21:16,42</a></b></br> And 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-31.htm">Matthew 22:31,32</a></b></br> But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, … </p><p class="hdg">Thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2,7</a></b></br> Wherefore 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 the LORD? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22</a></b></br> Because 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a></b></br> Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted <i>him</i> in Massah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Proof</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Tempt</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Test</a> <a href="/daniel/8-12.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Proof</a> <a href="/matthew/22-18.htm">Tempt</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Test</a> <a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Jesus, fasting forty days, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">is tempted by the devil and ministered unto by angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">He dwells in Capernaum;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">begins to preach;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">calls Peter and Andrew,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-21.htm">James and John;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">teaches and heals all the diseased.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jesus replied</b><br>In this passage, Jesus is responding to the second temptation presented by Satan during His time in the wilderness. This reply is significant as it demonstrates Jesus' use of Scripture to counter temptation. The context is the temptation narrative where Jesus, after fasting for forty days and nights, is confronted by Satan. Jesus' response is a model for believers on how to handle spiritual challenges by relying on the Word of God.<p><b>“It is also written:</b><br>Jesus begins His response by affirming the authority of Scripture. The phrase "It is also written" indicates that Jesus is referencing the Hebrew Scriptures, specifically the Torah. This method of using Scripture to interpret and counteract other Scripture is a common rabbinic technique, showing Jesus' deep understanding and respect for the Word of God. It also highlights the continuity between the Old and New Testaments.<p><b>‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”</b><br>This quote is from <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a>, where Moses warns the Israelites not to test God as they did at Massah. At Massah, the Israelites doubted God's provision and presence, demanding water in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a>). By quoting this, Jesus emphasizes trust in God's faithfulness without demanding signs or miracles. This reflects a broader biblical theme of faith and reliance on God, seen in other scriptures such as <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a>. Jesus, as the true Israel, succeeds where Israel failed, embodying perfect obedience and trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God who is being tempted by Satan in the wilderness. His response to temptation is a model for believers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who tempts Jesus, attempting to lead Him away from His divine mission and obedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting of Jesus' temptation, symbolizing a place of testing and spiritual struggle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/deuteronomy_6_-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a></b><br>The Old Testament scripture Jesus quotes, which refers to the Israelites' testing of God at Massah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/massah.htm">Massah</a></b><br>A place where the Israelites tested God by doubting His provision, referenced in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_temptation.htm">Understanding Temptation</a></b><br>Recognize that temptation is a common experience, but it is not from God. Jesus' response teaches us to rely on Scripture to combat temptation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/scriptural_defense.htm">Scriptural Defense</a></b><br>Jesus uses Scripture to counter Satan's temptations, highlighting the importance of knowing and applying God's Word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Testing God often stems from a lack of trust. We are called to trust in God's provision and timing, as Jesus did.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_presumption.htm">Avoiding Presumption</a></b><br>Presuming upon God's protection or provision without His directive is a form of testing God. We must act in faith, not presumption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_israel's_mistakes.htm">Learning from Israel's Mistakes</a></b><br>The Israelites' testing of God serves as a warning. We should learn from their mistakes and strive to remain faithful and obedient.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_luke_and_matthew_differ_in_temptations.htm">Why does the sequence of temptations in Luke 4:1–13 differ from Matthew 4:1–11? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/two_or_three_witnesses_needed.htm">When should you search and when should you give up?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ask,_seek,_knock'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Ask, Seek, Knock'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_'fleece'.htm">What does the Bible say about "putting out a fleece"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">It is</span> <span class= "bld">written again.</span>--The words are, as already stated, from the chapter that contains one of the passages written on the phylacteries, that were probably used by our Lord Himself. As the words stand in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm" title="You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.">Deuteronomy 6:16</a>, their general meaning is specialised by an historical reference, "Ye shall not tempt the Lord thy God, as ye tempted Him in Massah." In the history thus referred to, the sin of the people had been that they questioned the presence of God with them until they saw a supernatural proof of it. They asked, "Is Jehovah among us, or not?" and that question sprang from unbelief. To have demanded a like proof of His Father's care now would have identified the Son of Man with a like spirit of distrust, and the history of that temptation was therefore a sufficient answer to this. Here, too, a light is thrown on the future teaching of the Christ. The lessons of the wilderness taught Him (the word may seem bold, but it is justified by <a href="/hebrews/5-8.htm" title="Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;">Hebrews 5:8</a>) to commit Himself absolutely to His Father's will. We find almost an echo of what is recorded here in the words which tell us that He forbore to pray for the twelve legions of angels which the Father would have sent him (<a href="/matthew/26-53.htm" title="Think you that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?">Matthew 26:53</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It is written again</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in addition, not to our Lord's previous quotation (ver. 4), in which case we should expect to lind <span class="greek">πάλιν</span> in ver. 10, but to the devil's appeal to Scripture. Bengel, "Scriptura per Scripturam interpretanda et concilianda" (cf. Art. XX., "Neither may it [the Church] so expound one place of Scripture that it be repugnant to another"). <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt not tempt</span> (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a>, verbally from the LXX., and equivalent to the Hebrew, except that the Hebrew verb is in the plural). In Deuteronomy the sentence continues, "as ye tempted him in Massah;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> ye shall not test the reality of his presence and the greatness of his power as ye did (<a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a>) at Rephidim. The act proposed to our Lord would have been precisely parallel to that sin of old (cf. Judith's words to the people of Bethulia that, by fixing a limit of days for God to deliver them, they in reality tempted God [<span class="greek">ἐπειράσατε τὸν Θεόν</span>] Judith 8:12: cf. also <a href="/psalms/78-41.htm">Psalm 78:41</a>). "In this refusal of Christ's are implicitly condemned all who run before they are sent, who thrust themselves into perils to which they are not called; all who would fain be reformers, but whom God has not raised up and equipped for the work of reformation; and who therefore for the most part bring themselves and their cause together to shame, dishonour, and defeat; with all those who presumptuously draw drafts on the faithfulness of God, which they have no scriptural warrant to justify them in believing that He will honour" (Trench, 'Studies,' p. 43). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/4-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔφη</span> <span class="translit">(Ephē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> </span><span class="str2">To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“It is also written:</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγραπται</span> <span class="translit">(gegraptai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Do not put</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκπειράσεις</span> <span class="translit">(ekpeiraseis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] Lord</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριον</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God {to the test}.’”</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεόν</span> <span class="translit">(Theon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him Again it (Matt. 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