Luke 4:12

New Century Version

Jesus answered, “But it also says in the Scriptures: ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ”

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Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.

We must not test Christ as some of them did; they were killed by snakes.

Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ”

So we say that proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They challenge God and get away with it.’ ”

There your ancestors tested me and tried me even though they saw what I did.

They became greedy for food in the desert, and they tested God there.

After the devil had tempted Jesus in every way, he left him to wait until a better time.