Matthew 4:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁷ Jesus said to him, “It is also written [Deut. 6:16], ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written also, You shall not tempt, test thoroughly, or try exceedingly the Lord your God. [Deut. 6:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Common English Bible

⁷ Jesus replied, “Again it’s written, Don’t test the Lord your God.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Jesus said to him, "Again, it has been written: 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "

Matthew 4:7 Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:9

Neither should we put the Lord to a test as some of them did, and were killed by snake bites [See Num. 21:5ff]

Hebrews 3:9

where your forefathers tried me and tested [my patience] when they saw what I did for forty years.

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said to her, “Why did you agree together [with your husband] to put the Holy Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the ones who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out [to bury you, too].”

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus answered, “It is written [Deut. 8:3], ‘A person is not to live by [eating] bread only, but [instead] by [believing and obeying] every statement spoken by God.’”

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus replied to him, “Get away from me Satan, for it is written [Deut. 6:13], ‘You are supposed to worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him.’”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus [then] said to the leading priests and elders of the Jewish people, “Did you not ever read in the Scriptures [Psa. 118:22-23], ‘The building block rejected by the builders is the same one that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned. This was planned by the Lord and is a marvelous thing to us’?

Matthew 21:16

They said to Jesus, “Do you hear what these [children] are saying [about you]?” Jesus answered them, “Yes, [I do]. Have you not read [in Psa. 8:2] ‘You have ordained that praise would come from the mouths of infants and small children?’”

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answered him, “It is said [Deut. 6:16], ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Acts 15:10

Why are you putting God on trial by trying to harness the disciples with a burden [i.e., compliance with the Law of Moses], which neither our forefathers nor we could possibly bear?