Matthew 4:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone. [Ps. 91:11, 12.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Common English Bible

⁶ “Since you are God’s Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, I will command my angels concerning you, and they will take you up in their hands so that you won’t hit your foot on a stone.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ and said to him: "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it has been written: 'For he has given charge of you to his angels, and they shall take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Matthew 4:6 Cross References

Job 1:10

Have you not put a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Job 5:23

For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.

Psalm 34:20

He keeps all their bones; not one of them will be broken.

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them.

Matthew 4:4

But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

Hebrews 1:14

Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?