Luke 4 · Verse 3

Luke 4:3

And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
Luke 4:3, King James Version

Luke 4:3 in other translations

BSBThe devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
WEBThe devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
ASVAnd the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.
YLTand the Devil said to him, ‘If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'
DARBYAnd the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.
BBEAnd the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
WebsterAnd the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

What does Luke 4:3 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 3. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

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 4:3 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.

εἶπενeipenSaidG2036
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ὁhotheG3588
διάβολος·diabolosdevil;G1228
εἰeiIfG1487
υἱὸςhuios[the] SonG5207
εἶeiYou areG1510
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316
εἰπὲeipedo speakG2036
τῷtōto theG3588
λίθῳlithōstoneG3037
τούτῳtoutōthisG3778
ἵναinathatG2443
γένηταιgenētaiit may becomeG1096
ἄρτος.artosbread.G740

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

Cross references for Luke 4:3

  • Matthew 4:3

    And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

  • Luke 3:22

    And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:22; Mt 4:3

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

Context

  • Luke 4:2

    Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

  • Luke 4:3

    And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

  • Luke 4:4

    And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

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Luke 4:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces el diablo le dijo: Si eres Hijo de Dios, di á esta piedra que se haga pan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le diable lui dit: Si tu es Fils de Dieu, dis à cette pierre qu’elle devienne du pain.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Teufel sprach zu ihm: Wenn du Gottes Sohn bist, so sprich zu diesem Steine, daß er Brot werde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit autem illi diabolus: Si Filius Dei es, dic lapidi huic ut panis fiat.