Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesus said to him, "It is written also, 'Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord God.'"
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to him,
King James Version
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Holman Bible
Jesus told him,
International Standard Version
Jesus responded to him, "It is also written, "You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"
A Conservative Version
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
American Standard Version
Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
Amplified
Jesus said to him,
An Understandable Version
Jesus said to him, "It is also written [Deut. 6:16], 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Anderson New Testament
Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
Common New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus replied, it is likewise written, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
Darby Translation
Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to him, "The Scripture also says, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' "
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
King James 2000
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, You shall not test the Lord your God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand it is written, 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Modern King James verseion
Jesus said to him, It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."
Montgomery New Testament
"It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"
New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
Noyes New Testament
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not try the Lord your God.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus said to him, Again, it is written, - Thou shalt not put to the test, the Lord thy God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Scripture also says," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'"
Webster
Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Weymouth New Testament
"Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"
Williams New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Again the Scripture says, 'You must not try the Lord your God.'"
World English Bible
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
Worrell New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Again it has been written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
Worsley New Testament
but Jesus said unto him, it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
Themes
Christ, character of » Resisting temptation
The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation
Temptation » Not tempting the lord
Topics
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 4:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Temptation Of Jesus
6 and said unto him, "If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, 'He shall give his angels charge over thee: and with their hands they shall hold thee up, that thou dash not thy foot against a stone.'" 7 And Jesus said to him, "It is written also, 'Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord God.'" 8 The devil took him up again and led him into an exceeding high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and all the glory of them;
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God as ye did at Massah.
Matthew 4:4
He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"
Matthew 4:10
Then said Jesus unto him, "Depart, Satan: For it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve.'"
Exodus 17:2
And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?"
Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of the place: Massah-and-Meribah: because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"
Numbers 14:22
For of all those men which have seen my glory and my miracles which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now this ten times and have not hearkened unto my voice,
Psalm 78:18
They tempted God in their hearts, and required meat for their lust.
Psalm 78:41
They turned back, and tempted God, and moved the holy one in Israel.
Psalm 78:56
Yet, for all this they tempted and displeased the most high God, and kept not his covenant:
Psalm 95:9
when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.
Psalm 106:14
A lust came upon them in the wilderness, so that they tempted God in the desert.
Isaiah 8:20
If any man want light, let him look upon the law and the testimony whether they speak not after this meaning.
Malachi 3:15
Therefore may we say, that the proud are happy, and that they which deal with ungodliness, are set up: for they tempt God and yet escape.'
Matthew 21:16
and said unto him, "Hearest thou what these say?" Jesus said unto them, "Yea, have ye never read, 'Of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast ordained praise?'"
Matthew 21:42
Jesus said unto them, "Did ye never read in the scriptures? 'The same stone which the builders refused, the same is set in the principal part of the corner: this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'
Matthew 22:31-32
As touching the resurrection of the dead: have ye not read what is said unto you of God, which sayeth,
Acts 5:9
Then Peter said unto her, "Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out."
1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpents.
Hebrews 3:9
where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years long.