Matthew 4:3

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Matthew 4:3

And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could no longer endure the suspense, I sent someone to find out about your faith [how you were holding up under pressure], for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our work [among you] would prove to be ineffective.

Matthew 3:17

and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!”

Genesis 3:1-5

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

Genesis 25:29-34

Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished;

Exodus 16:3

and the Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger.”

Numbers 11:4-6

The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Job 1:9-12

Then Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

Job 2:4-7

Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Yes, a man will give all he has for his life.

Psalm 78:17-20

Yet they still continued to sin against Him
By rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

Matthew 14:33

Then those in the boat worshiped Him [with awe-inspired reverence], saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Luke 4:3

Then the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to turn into bread.”

Luke 4:9

Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

Luke 22:31-32

“Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has demanded permission to sift [all of] you like grain;

Acts 9:20

And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This Man is the Son of God [the promised Messiah]!”

Hebrews 12:16

and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

Revelation 2:10

Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life.

Revelation 12:9-11

And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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Summary

Matthew 4:3

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

The tempter

Command

General references

Luke 4:3

Bible References

The tempter

Then Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Yes, a man will give all he has for his life.

“Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has demanded permission to sift [all of] you like grain;

Command

Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished;

The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Yet they still continued to sin against Him
By rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

General references

Then the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to turn into bread.”