Matthew 4:7

Myles Coverdale Bible

And Iesus sayde vnto hym: it ys wrytten also: Thou shalt not tempte thy LORDE God.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”

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

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

English Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written: 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

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

Amplified Bible
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL NOT TEST THE LORD YOUR GOD.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iesus saide vnto him, It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, "It is also written: '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 replied to him, "But it also says, ‘Do not put Adonai your God to the test.'"

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

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

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, that you shall not try out the Lord your God.

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

Lexham English Bible
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Literal Translation
Jesus said to him, Again it has been written: "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." Deut. 6:16

American Standard Version
Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

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.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

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

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu said to him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy Aloha.

Murdock Translation
Jesus said to him: It is moreover written, that thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus sayde to hym. It is written agayne: Thou shalt not tempt the Lorde thy God.

English Revised Version
Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

World English Bible
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

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

Weymouth's New Testament
"Again it is written," replied Jesus, "`Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Eftsoone Jhesus seide to hym, It is writun, Thou shalt not tempte thi Lord God.

Update Bible Version
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not make trial of the Lord your God.

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

New English Translation
Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: ‘ You are not to put the Lord your God to the test .'"

New King James Version
Jesus said to him, "It is written again, '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 also, ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus said to him, Again, it is written, - Thou shalt not put to the test, the Lord thy God.

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

Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus sayde to hym it ys wrytten also: Thou shalt not tempte thy Lorde God.

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

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus replied, it is likewise written, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

THE MESSAGE
Jesus countered with another citation from Deuteronomy: "Don't you dare test the Lord your God."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus answered and said, "It's also said, 'Don't be a fool and try to test God.'"

Contextual Overview

¹ Then was Iesus ledd awaye of the spirite in to wildernes, to be tempted of the deuyll. ² And when he had fasted fourtye dayes and fourtye nightes, he was afterward an hungred. ³ And the tepter came to him and sayde: yf thou be the sonne of God, commaunde, that these stones be made breed. ⁴ He answered & sayde: yt is wrytte: Man shall not lyue by bred onlye, but by euery worde that proceadeth out of the mouth of God. ⁵ Then the deuyll toke hym vp into the holy cite, and set hym on a pynacle of the temple, ⁶ and sayde vnto hym: yf thou be ye sonne of God, cast thy sylfe downe. For it is wrytten: he shall geue his angels charge ouer the and with their handes they shal holde the vp, that thou dashe not thy fote agaynst a stone. ⁷ And Iesus sayde vnto hym: it ys wrytten also: Thou shalt not tempte thy LORDE God. ⁸ Agayne, the deuyll toke hym vp and led hym into an excedynge hye mountayne, and shewed hym all the kyngdomes of the worlde, and all the glorie of them, ⁹ and sayde vnto hym: all these wil I geue the, yf thou wilt fall downe and worship me. ¹⁰ Then sayde Iesus vnto hym: Auoyde Sata. For it ys wrytte: thou shalt worshyp the LORDE thy God and hym onely shalt thou serue.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

It: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:31, Matthew 22:32, Isaiah 8:20

Thou: Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Numbers 14:22, Deuteronomy 6:16, Psalms 78:18, Psalms 78:41, Psalms 78:56, Psalms 95:9, Psalms 106:14, Malachi 3:15, Acts 5:9, 1 Corinthians 10:9, Hebrews 3:9

Reciprocal: Psalms 17:4 - word Luke 4:12 - Thou Acts 15:10 - Why Ephesians 6:17 - which

Cross-References

Genesis 3:16
And vnto the woman he sayde: I will increase thy sorow, whan thou art with childe: with payne shalt thou beare thy childre, and thy lust shal pertayne vnto yi hußbande, and he shal rule the.

Genesis 4:6
And the LORDE sayde vnto Cain: Why art thou angrie? and why doth thy countenaunce chaunge? Is it not so? that yf thou do well, thou shalt receaue it:

Genesis 4:8
And Cain talked with Abell his brother. And it happened, that whan they were in the felde, Cain arose agaynst Abell his brother, and slew him.

Genesis 4:9
Then sayde the LORDE vnto Cain: Where is Abell thy brother? He sayde: I can not tell. Am I my brothers keper?

Genesis 4:10
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.

Genesis 4:11
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.

Genesis 4:12
Whan thou tyllest ye grounde, she shall henßforth not geue hir power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate shalt thou be vpon ye earth.

Genesis 4:13
And Cain sayde vnto ye LORDE: my synne is greater, then that it maye be forgeuen me.

Genesis 19:21
Then sayde he vnto him: Beholde, I haue loked vpon the in this poynte also, that I will not ouerthrowe the cite, wherof thou hast spoken.

Numbers 32:23
But if ye will not do so, beholde, ye shal offende agaynst the LORDE, and be sure, that youre synne shal fynde you out.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus saith unto him, it is written again,.... Christ takes no notice of the false and wrong citation of scripture made by the devil, nor of any misapplication of it; but mildly replies, by opposing another passage of scripture to him, Deuteronomy 6:16

ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, thereby tacitly showing, that he had produced scripture to a very wrong purpose, since that could never contradict itself; and also, that for a person to neglect the ordinary means of safety, and to expect, that as God can, so he will, preserve without the use of such means, is a tempting him. The Hebrew word תנסו "tempt", as Manasseh ben f Israel observes, is always taken in an ill part, and is to be understood of such who would try the power, goodness, or will of God. And which, as it is not fitting it should be done by any man, so not by himself; and perhaps he hereby intimates too, that he himself was God; and therefore as it was not right in him to tempt God the Father, by taking such a step as Satan solicited him to; nor would it be right in any other; so it was iniquitous in the devil to tempt him who was God over all, blessed for ever.

f Conciliat. in Deut. Quaest. 3. p. 223.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jesus said unto him, It is written again - Again the Saviour replied to Satan by a text of Scripture - a passage which expressly forbade an act like this.

Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God - This is quoted literally from Deuteronomy 6:16. The meaning is, thou shalt not try him; or, thou shalt not, by throwing thyself into voluntary and uncommanded dangers, appeal to God for protection, or trifle with the promises made to those who are thrown into danger by his providence. It is true, indeed, that God aids those of his people who are placed by him in trial or danger; but it is not true that the promise was meant to extend to those who wantonly provoke him and trifle with the promised help. Thus, Satan, artfully using and perverting Scripture, was met and repelled by Scripture rightly applied.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 4:7. Thou shalt not tempt — To expose myself to any danger naturally destructive, with the vain presumption that God will protect and defend me from the ruinous consequences of my imprudent conduct, is to tempt God.