Matthew 4:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 106:14

They became greedy for food and tested you there in the desert.

Psalm 78:18

They stubbornly tested God and demanded from him what they wanted to eat.

Psalm 78:41

They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 78:56

But the people tested God Most High, and they refused to obey his laws.

Psalm 95:9

For forty years they tested God and saw the things he did.

Exodus 17:2

The people started complaining to Moses, “Give us some water!” Moses replied, “Why are you complaining to me and trying to put the LORD to the test?”

Exodus 17:7

The people had complained and tested the LORD by asking, “Is the LORD really with us?” So Moses named that place Massah, which means “testing” and Meribah, which means “complaining”.

Isaiah 8:20

what it should do.” None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!

Malachi 3:15

See how happy those arrogant people are. Everyone who does wrong is successful, and when they put God to the test, they always get away with it.”

Numbers 14:22

I swear that not one of these Israelites will enter the land I promised to give their ancestors. These people have seen my power in Egypt and in the desert, but they will never see Canaan. They have disobeyed and tested me too many times.

Matthew 21:16

The men said to Jesus, “Don't you hear what those children are saying?” “Yes, I do!” Jesus answered. “Don't you know that the Scriptures say, ‘Children and infants will sing praises’?”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus replied, “Surely you know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all. This is something the Lord has done, and it is amazing to us.’

Matthew 4:10

Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

Matthew 4:4

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say: ‘No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.’ ”

Luke 4:12

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”

Acts 15:10

Now why are you trying to make God angry by placing a heavy burden on these followers? This burden was too heavy for us or our ancestors.

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said, “Why did the two of you agree to test the Lord's Spirit? The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!”

1 Corinthians 10:9

And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes.

Deuteronomy 6:16

so don't try to make him prove that he can help you, as you did at Massah.

Hebrews 3:9

For forty years your ancestors tested God and saw the things he did. “Then God got tired of them and said, ‘You people never show good sense, and you don't understand what I want you to do.’