Luke 4:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’””
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“But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jesus answering said to him--`It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 4:12 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
- Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
- Psalms 106:14They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
- Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
- Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
- Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).