Matthew 4:3

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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

Satan replied: Would Job respect you if he got nothing out of it?

Satan answered Jehovah: Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life.

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat.

For this cause, when I could no longer bear it, I inquired about your faith. I feared that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil (false accuser) (Devil) is about to throw you into prison, that you may be tested. You will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful even if you must die, and I will give you the crown of life.

The great dragon was thrown down, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was hurled down to the earth, and his angels with him.

Command

Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals Jehovah God had made. He said to the woman: Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?

One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from hunting. He was hungry.

The Israelites said to them: If only Jehovah had allowed us to die in Egypt! There we sat by our pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted! You brought us out into this desert to let us all starve to death!

Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for other kinds of food. Even the Israelites cried again and said: If only we had meat to eat!

Yet they still continued to sin against him. They rebelled against the Most High in the desert.

Let no one become immoral or unspiritual like Esau. He sold his 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.