Matthew 4:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ The devil came to Jesus to tempt him. The devil said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And the tempter came and said to Him, If You are God's Son, command these stones to be made [loaves of] bread.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Common English Bible

³ The tempter came to him and said, “Since you are God’s Son, command these stones to become bread.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And approaching, the tempter said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Matthew 4:3 Cross References

Exodus 16:3

The people said, “It would have been better if the Lord had just killed us in the land of Egypt. At least there we had plenty to eat. We had all the food we needed. But now you have brought us out here into this desert. So he can make us die from hunger.”

Matthew 14:33

Then those followers in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, {\cf2\super [229]} the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus said nothing.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

Mark 1:1

The Good News {\cf2\super [1]} about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, {\cf2\super [2]} begins

Mark 3:11

Some people had evil spirits \{from the devil\} inside them. When the evil spirits saw Jesus, they bowed before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!”

Luke 1:35

The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [15]} will come to you and the power of the Most High (God) will cover you. The baby will be holy. He will be called the Son of God.

Luke 22:70

They all said, “Then are you the Son of God?” Jesus said to them, “Yes, you are right when you say that I am.”

Luke 4:3

The devil said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, tell this rock to become bread.”

Luke 4:41

Demons {\cf2\super [83]} came out of many people. The demons shouted, “You are the Son of God.” But Jesus gave a strong command for the demons not to speak, because they knew Jesus was the Christ. {\cf2\super [84]}

Luke 4:9

Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. The devil put Jesus on a very high place of the temple. {\cf2\super [64]} He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!

John 1:34

So this is what I tell people: ‘He (Jesus) is the Son of God.’”

John 1:49

Then Nathanael said to Jesus, “Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel (God’s people).”

John 20:31

But these things are written so that you can believe that Jesus is the Christ, {\cf2\super [268]} the Son of God. Then, by believing, you can have life through his name.

John 9:35

Jesus heard that the Jewish leaders had forced the man to leave. Jesus found the man and said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man {\cf2\super [160]} ?”

Acts 9:20

Soon he began to go to the synagogues {\cf2\super [193]} and tell people about Jesus. He told the people, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

2 Corinthians 1:19

The Son of God, Jesus Christ, that Silas and Timothy and I told you about was not “Yes” and “No.” In Christ it has always been “Yes.”

Galatians 2:20

So the life that I live now is not really me—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God (Jesus). Jesus is the One who loved me. He gave himself to save me.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

This is why I sent \{Timothy\} to you, so that I could know about your faith. I sent him when I could not wait any more. I was afraid that the one (the devil) who tempts people might have defeated you with temptations. Then our hard work would have been wasted.

Hebrews 12:16

Be careful that no person does sexual sin. And be careful that no person is like Esau and never thinks about God. Esau was the oldest son and he would have inherited (received) everything from his father. But Esau sold all that for a single meal.

Hebrews 7:3

No person knows who Melchizedek’s father or mother was or where he came from. {\cf2\super [56]} And no person knows when he was born or when he died. Melchizedek is like the Son of God and he continues being a priest forever.

1 John 3:8

The devil has been sinning since the beginning. The person who continues to sin belongs to the devil. The Son of God (Christ) came for this: to destroy the devil’s work.

Revelation 2:10

Don’t be afraid of the things that will happen to you. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison. He will do this to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But be faithful, even if you have to die. If you continue faithful, then I will give you the crown of life.