Matthew 4:7

Literal Standard Version

Jesus said to him again, "It has been written: You will not tempt the LORD your 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.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iesus sayde vnto hym: it ys wrytten also: Thou shalt not tempte thy LORDE 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

¹Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, ²and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He hungered. ³And the tempting [one], having come to Him, said, "If You are the Son of God—speak that these stones may become loaves." ⁴But He answering said, "It has been written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word coming forth from the mouth of God." ⁵Then the Devil takes Him to the [holy] city, and sets Him on the pinnacle of the temple, ⁶and says to Him, "If You are the Son of God—cast Yourself down, for it has been written that, His messengers He will charge concerning you, and on hands they will bear you up, that you may not dash your foot on a stone." ⁷Jesus said to him again, "It has been written: You will not tempt the LORD your God."⁸Again the Devil takes Him to a very high mountain, and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, ⁹and says to Him, "All these I will give to You, if falling down You may worship me." ¹⁰Then Jesus says to him, "Go—Satan, for it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only will you serve."

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
To the woman He said, "Multiplying I multiply your sorrow and your conception; you will bear children in sorrow, and your desire [is] toward your Man [[or husband]], and He [[or he]] will rule over you."

Genesis 4:6
And YHWH says to Cain, "Why do you have displeasure? And why has your countenance fallen?

Genesis 4:8
And Cain says to his brother Abel, [["Let us go into the field";]] and it comes to pass in their being in the field, that Cain rises up against his brother Abel, and slays him.

Genesis 4:9
And YHWH says to Cain, "Where [is] your brother Abel?" And he says, "I have not known; am I my brother's keeper?"

Genesis 4:10
And He says, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground;

Genesis 4:11
and now, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand;

Genesis 4:12
when you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in the earth."

Genesis 4:13
And Cain says to YHWH, "My punishment is too great than to bear;

Genesis 19:21
And he says to him, "Behold, I have also accepted your face for this thing, without overthrowing the city [for] which you have spoken;

Numbers 32:23
And if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH, and know that your sin finds you;

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.