Luke 4:12 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹² And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

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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.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Luke 4:12 Cross References

Psalm 106:14

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

Psalm 95:9

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

Malachi 3:15

Henceforth we deem the arrogant blessed; evildoers not only prosper but when they put God to the test they escape.’ ”

Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Luke 4:13

And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

1 Corinthians 10:9

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

Deuteronomy 6:16

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