Luke 4:12

Bible in Basic English

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”

King James Version (1611)
And Iesus answering, said vnto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

King James Version
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

English Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has been stated, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "But it also says in the Scriptures: ‘Do not test the Lord your God.'"

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is said [in Scripture], 'YOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD YOUR GOD [to prove Himself to you].'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus declared, "It also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!'"

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered him, "It also says, ‘ Do not put Adonai your God to the test .'"

Darby Translation
And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "But the Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iesus answered, and said vnto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, It is said, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.

Good News Translation
But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Lexham English Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, ‘You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.'"

Literal Translation
And answering, Jesus said to him, It has been said: "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." Deut. 6:16

American Standard Version
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

International Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "It has been said,Deuteronomy 6:16;">[xr] 'You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"Deuteronomy 6:16">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu answered and said to him, It is spoken, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy Aloha.

Murdock Translation
And Jesus replied and said to him: It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: It is sayde, Thou shalt not tempt the Lorde thy God.

English Revised Version
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

World English Bible
Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Weymouth's New Testament
The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, `Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus answeride, and seide to him, It is seid, Thou schalt not tempte thi Lord God.

Update Bible Version
And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, You shall not make trial of the Lord your God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

New English Translation
Jesus answered him, "It is said, ‘ You are not to put the Lord your God to the test .'"

New King James Version
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' " Deuteronomy 6:16">[fn]

New Living Translation
Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.'"

New Life Bible
Jesus said to the devil, "It is written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"

New Revised Standard
Jesus answered him, "It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jesus, answering, said to him - It is said: Thou shalt not put to the test the Lord thy God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Revised Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered and sayde to him it is sayd: thou shalt not tempte the Lorde thy God.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to him -- `It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iesus answered, and sayde vnto him: It is sayde: Thou shalt not tempte the LORDE thy God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus replied, it is said, "thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

THE MESSAGE
"Yes," said Jesus, "and it's also written, ‘Don't you dare tempt the Lord your God.'"

Simplified Cowboy Version
But Jesus said, "The Good Book says, 'Don't try God.'"

Contextual Overview

¹ And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land ² For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food. ³ And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread. ⁴ And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need. ⁵ And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time. ⁶ And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure. ⁷ If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours. ⁸ And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only. ⁹ And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings, ¹⁰ He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou: Deuteronomy 6:16, Psalms 95:9, Psalms 106:14, Malachi 3:15, Matthew 4:7, 1 Corinthians 10:9, Hebrews 3:8, Hebrews 3:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:2 - wherefore Matthew 4:4 - It is

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.

Genesis 4:4
And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;

Genesis 4:14
You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.

Genesis 4:17
And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.

Genesis 4:18
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.

Genesis 4:23
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;

Genesis 4:24
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

Leviticus 26:20
And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.

Leviticus 26:36
And as for the rest of you, I will make their hearts feeble in the land of their haters, and the sound of a leaf moved by the wind will send them in flight, and they will go in flight as from the sword, falling down when no one comes after them;

Psalms 109:10
Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesus answering said unto him, it is said,.... In Deuteronomy 6:16

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God: in the text in Deuteronomy the words are, "ye shall not tempt the Lord your God." The second person plural, is here changed into the second person singular, to accommodate the words to Satan; whom Christ singly addresses, and makes answer to, and who was under this same general law as other rational creatures: and Jehovah may be called the Lord his God, as he is his creator and governor; by whom he is upheld in his being, and to whom he is subject, whether he will or not; though not his covenant God: and even if our Lord Jesus Christ is intended by the Lord God, as some think; he is God over all; over all principalities and powers, good and bad, by whom all are created, and in whom all consist; and whose power and authority over Satan and his angels, have abundantly appeared, in dispossessing devils out of men, sending them where he pleased, and in spoiling the powers of darkness, and in destroying him that had the power of death, the devil; and great insolence and wickedness it must be in a creature, to tempt the Lord his God, in any way, or form whatever; Deuteronomy 6:16- :

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11.

Luke 4:2

Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3.

He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting.

Luke 4:13

Departed for a season - For a time. From this it appears that our Saviour was “afterward” subjected to temptations by Satan, but no “particular” temptations are recorded after this. From John 14:30, it seems that the devil tried or tempted him in the agony in Gethsemane. Compare the notes at Hebrews 12:4. It is more than probable, also, that Satan did much to excite the Pharisees and Sadducees to endeavor to “entangle him,” and the priests and rulers to oppose him; yet out of all his temptations God delivered him; and so he will make a way to escape for “all” that are tempted, and will not suffer them to be tempted above that which they are able to bear, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Luke 4:14

In the power of the Spirit - By the “influence” or direction of the Spirit.

A fame - A report. See Matthew 4:24.