Luke 4 · Verse 12

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Luke 4:12, King James Version

Luke 4:12 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
WEBJesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
ASVAnd Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
YLTAnd Jesus answering said to him--‘It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
DARBYAnd Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
BBEAnd Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
WebsterAnd Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

What does Luke 4:12 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 12. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

(g) "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God" De 6:16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 4:1-13

Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter; for there he was alone, none were with him by whose prayers and advice he might be helped in the hour of temptation. He who knew his own strength might give Satan advantage; but we may not, who know our own weakness. Being in all things made like unto his brethren, Jesus would, like the other children of God, live in dependence upon the Divine…

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Luke 4:12 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ὅτιhotithatG3754
εἴρηται·eirētaiIt has been said;G2046
οὐκoukNotG3756
ἐκπειράσειςekpeiraseisyou will testG1598
κύριονkurion[the] LordG2962
τὸνtontheG3588
θεόνtheonGodG2316
σου.souof you.’G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 4:12

  • Deuteronomy 6:16

    Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

  • Hebrews 3:8-9

    Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:9

    Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

  • Malachi 3:15

    And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

  • Matthew 4:7

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

  • Psalms 106:14

    But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

  • Psalms 95:9

    When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou.
De 6:16; Ps 95:9; 106:14; Mal 3:15; Mt 4:7; 1Co 10:9; Heb 3:8,9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 4:11

    And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  • Luke 4:12

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

  • Luke 4:13

    And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

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Luke 4:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y respondiendo Jesús, le dijo: Dicho está: No tentarás al Señor tu Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jésus, répondant, lui dit: Il est dit: « Tu ne tenteras pas le ✶Seigneur ton Dieu ».
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Es ist gesagt: "Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, nicht versuchen".
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et respondens Jesus, ait illi: Dictum est: Non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum.