Matthew 4:7 - Plain English Version

⁷ Jesus said, “No. I will not do that. You see, God says this too. These words are in his book, ‘Don’t do something stupid just to test God.’ ”

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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

Matthew 4:10

Jesus said to the devil, “No. I will not do that either. Satan, you go away from me now. This is what God says in his book, ‘You have to show respect to God. He is the only God, so just do what he says.’ ”

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus told him, “No. I will not do that. You know what God says. These words are in his book, ‘People don’t live just by eating bread, but they live by every word that God says.’ ”

Acts 15:10

So, why are you telling those Christians that are not Jews to do something that is too hard for them? You are making God angry. You know that we can’t keep all of the law of Moses. It is too hard for us, and it was too hard for our grand-fathers too.

Acts 5:9

So Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree with each other to try to trick the Holy Spirit? Listen. Your husband is dead, and the men that buried him are near the door right now, and they will carry you out too.”

1 Corinthians 10:9

And some of them tried to test God. They tried to see how far wrong they could go before he punished them. And he did punish them. Cheeky snakes came and killed them. This story tells us that we can’t try to test Jesus Christ.