Luke 4:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹² Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

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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

“Do not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.

1 Corinthians 10:9

We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.

Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Malachi 3:15

Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.”

Psalm 95:9

when your ancestors tested me and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

Psalm 106:14

But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness and put God to the test in the desert;

Luke 4:13

When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.