Luke 4:12

12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a]

Luke 4:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 And Jesus answering said unto him,It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
ESV
12 And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
NLT
12 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the your God.’ ”
MSG
12 "Yes," said Jesus, "and it's also written, 'Don't you dare tempt the Lord your God.'"
CSB
12 And Jesus answered him, "It is said: Do not test the Lord your God. "

Luke 4:12 In-Context

10 For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 6:16

Footnotes 1

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