Matthew 4:7 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁷ Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your 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.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Matthew 4:7 Cross References

Psalm 106:14

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

Psalm 78:18

They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

Psalm 78:41

They tested him again and again, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 78:56

Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not observe his testimonies,

Psalm 95:9

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

Exodus 17:2

Therefore the people found fault with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you find fault with me? Why do you put the Lord to the proof?”

Exodus 17:7

And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the faultfinding of the children of Israel, and because they put the Lord to the proof by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Isaiah 8:20

To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely for this word which they speak there is no dawn.

Malachi 3:15

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

Numbers 14:22

none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the proof these ten times and have not hearkened to my voice,

Matthew 21:16

and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast brought perfect praise’?”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, “Begone, Satan! for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’ ”

Matthew 4:4

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

Luke 4:12

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

Acts 15:10

Now therefore why do you make trial of God by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Acts 5:9

But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Hark, the feet of those that have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

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.

Hebrews 3:9

where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.