Luke 4:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 4:12

10 For it is written:
^a‘He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you,’

11 and,
^a‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ^a‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

13 Now when the devil had ended every¹ temptation, he departed from Him ^auntil an opportune time.

14 ^aThen Jesus returned ^bin the power of the Spirit to ^cGalilee, and ^dnews of Him went out through all the surrounding region.

15 And He ^ataught in their synagogues, ^bbeing glorified by all.

Verse Comparison: Luke 4:12

American Standard Version
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Amplified® Bible
And Jesus replied to him, [The Scripture] says, You shall not tempt (try, test exceedingly) the Lord your God.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures also say, 'Don't try to test the Lord your God!' "

Darby English Version
And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.

Good News Bible
But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "

International Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "It has been said, 'You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"

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

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, `YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

New International Version
Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

New King James Version
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.'"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Jesus answered and said to him, "The scriptures state, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to him -- `It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

New English Translation
Jesus¹ answered him,² “It is said, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”³