Luke 4:12

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]

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.

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.

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 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 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into [fn] the wilderness, ² being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. ³ And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." ⁴ But Jesus answered him, saying, Deuteronomy 8:3">[fn] "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.' " [fn] ⁵ Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him [fn] all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours." ⁸ And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! [fn] For [fn] it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " Deuteronomy 6:13">[fn] ⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. ¹⁰ For it is written: "He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep 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 in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD.

Genesis 4:4
Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering,

Genesis 4:14
Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me."

Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son--Enoch.

Genesis 4:18
To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.

Genesis 4:23
Then Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech! For I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for hurting me.

Genesis 4:24
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

Leviticus 26:20
And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

Leviticus 26:36
"And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.

Psalms 109:10
Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg;Let them seek their bread [fn] also from their desolate places.

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.