Matthew 4:7 KJV
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew 4:7, King James Version
In context
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 6:16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- 1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
- Psalms 78:41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
- Hebrews 3:9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.