Luke 4:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² Jesus answered, “But it also says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [66]} \}:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And Jesus replied to him, [The Scripture] says, You shall not tempt (try, test exceedingly) the Lord your God. [Deut. 6:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Common English Bible

¹² Jesus answered, “It’s been said, Don’t test the Lord your God.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And in response, Jesus said to him, "It is said: 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "

Luke 4:12 Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:16

“You must not test the Lord your God like you tested him at Massah.

1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test the Lord like some of those people did. They were killed by snakes \{because they tested the Lord\}.

Matthew 4:7

Jesus answered him, “It also says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [51]} \},

Malachi 3:15

We think proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They do bad things to test God’s patience—and God does not punish them.”

Psalm 95:9

Your ancestors {\cf2\super [528]} tested me.\par They tested me,\par but then they saw what I could do!\par

Psalm 106:14

Our ancestors became hungry in the desert.\par And they tested God in the wilderness.\par

Luke 4:13

The devil finished tempting Jesus in every way and went away to wait until a better time.