Luke 4:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.””

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BSBPD

“The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the Devil said to him, `If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 4:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 4:3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
  2. Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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