Luke 4:12

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

You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.

where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'"

Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"

And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.

"Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.