Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
Parallel translations
- KJV And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
- BSB But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- NKJV And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
- NASB And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been stated, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
- NLT Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
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Cross-references · 7
- Deut 6:16You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
- Heb 3:8–9don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
- 1 Cor 10:9Let us not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
- Matt 4:7Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
- Mal 3:15Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’
- Ps 95:9when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.
- Ps 106:14but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
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