Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the tempter approached [and] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread."
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Holman Bible
Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
International Standard Version
Then the tempter came. "Since you are the Son of God," he said, "tell these stones to become loaves of bread."
A Conservative Version
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
American Standard Version
And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
Amplified
And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
An Understandable Version
The tempter [i.e., the devil] came and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into bread."
Anderson New Testament
And the tempter came to him and said: If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
Bible in Basic English
And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.
Common New Testament
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
Daniel Mace New Testament
whereupon the tempter came to him, and said, "If thou be the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."
Darby Translation
And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.
Godbey New Testament
And the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order that these stones may become bread.
Goodspeed New Testament
And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!"
John Wesley New Testament
And the tempter coming to him said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Julia Smith Translation
And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread.
King James 2000
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Modern King James verseion
And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came to him the tempter, and said, "If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
Moffatt New Testament
So the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to become loaves."
Montgomery New Testament
So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."
NET Bible
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."
New Heart English Bible
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
Noyes New Testament
And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.
Sawyer New Testament
And the tempter came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.
The Emphasized Bible
And, coming near, the tempter said to him, - If thou art God's, Son, speak! that, these stones, may become, loaves.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the tempter coming to him said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made loaves.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the Tempter came to him, and said: "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to become loaves of bread."
Webster
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Weymouth New Testament
So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."
Williams New Testament
And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."
World English Bible
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
Worrell New Testament
And the Tempter, having come near, said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread."
Worsley New Testament
And the tempter came to Him and said, If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread:
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'
Themes
Adversary » Power of » Tempting Christ
Christ, character of » Resisting temptation
Divinity » Challenged » By satan
satanic If's » At the temptation » If thou be the son of God, turn stones into bread
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Tempting Christ
Satan » The prince » The tempter
Satanic » At the temptation » If thou be the son of God, turn stones into bread
Satan's » Work » Tempting Christ
Serpent » Power of » Tempting Christ
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
Temptation » Often arises through » Poverty
Temptation » To distrust of God's providence
Tempter » Power of » Tempting Christ
Topics
Interlinear
Peirazo
Houtos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 4:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Temptation Of Jesus
2 and [after he] had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry. 3 And the tempter approached [and] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread." 4 But he answered [and] said, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God."
Names
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 3:5
Because of this, I also, [when I] could endure [it] no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.
Matthew 3:17
And behold, [there was] a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Genesis 3:1-5
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other {wild animal} which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God indeed say, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
Genesis 25:29-34
Once Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
Exodus 16:3
And the {Israelites} said to them, "{If only we had died} by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread {until we were full}, because you have brought us out to this desert to kill all of this assembly with hunger."
Numbers 11:4-6
The riff-raff that [were] in their midst {had a strong desire}; and the {Israelites} turned back and also wept, and they said, "Who will feed us meat?
Job 1:9-12
Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
Job 2:4-7
Then Satan answered him and said, "Skin for skin! All that {that} man has he will give for his life.
Psalm 78:17-20
But they sinned still further against him by rebelling [against the] Most High in the desert.
Matthew 14:33
So those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God!"
Luke 4:3
So the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!"
Luke 4:9
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
Luke 22:31-32
"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you like wheat,
Acts 9:20
And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: "This one is the Son of God!"
Hebrews 12:16
[that] no one [be] a sexually immoral or totally worldly [person] like Esau, who for one meal traded his own birthright.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 12:9-11
And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.