Matthew 4:7

New American Standard Bible 2020

Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 106:14

But became lustfully greedy in the wilderness, And put God to the test in the desert.

Psalm 78:18

And in their heart they put God to the test By asking for food that suited their taste.

Psalm 78:41

Again and again they tempted God, And pained the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 78:56

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God And did not keep His testimonies,

Psalm 95:9

“When your fathers put Me to the test, They tested Me, though they had seen My work.

Exodus 17:2

So the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water so that we may drink!” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

Exodus 17:7

Then he named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”

Isaiah 8:20

To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn.

Malachi 3:15

So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and escape punishment.’ ”

Numbers 14:22

Certainly all the people who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice,

Matthew 21:16

and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus *said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘A stone which the builders rejected, This has become the chief cornerstone; This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus *said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’ ”

Matthew 4:4

But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’ ”

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been stated, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Acts 15:10

Since this is the case, why are you putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.”

1 Corinthians 10:9

Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and were killed by the snakes.

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.