Matthew 4:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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, "Is it for nothing that Job fears God?

But Satan answered the Lord, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!

"Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,

So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Command

Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"

Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished.

The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this desert to kill this whole assembly with hunger!"

Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said, "If only we had meat to eat!

Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert.

And see to it that no one becomes an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

General references

The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."