Luke - 4:12



12 Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 4:12.

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And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"
And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
And Jesus, answering, said to him, 'It is said, 'Do not test the Lord, your God.'
And in response, Jesus said to him, "It is said: 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "
But Jesus answered him, "It is said – 'You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"

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And Jesus answering said unto him, it is said,.... In Deuteronomy 6:16
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God: in the text in Deuteronomy the words are, "ye shall not tempt the Lord your God." The second person plural, is here changed into the second person singular, to accommodate the words to Satan; whom Christ singly addresses, and makes answer to, and who was under this same general law as other rational creatures: and Jehovah may be called the Lord his God, as he is his creator and governor; by whom he is upheld in his being, and to whom he is subject, whether he will or not; though not his covenant God: and even if our Lord Jesus Christ is intended by the Lord God, as some think; he is God over all; over all principalities and powers, good and bad, by whom all are created, and in whom all consist; and whose power and authority over Satan and his angels, have abundantly appeared, in dispossessing devils out of men, sending them where he pleased, and in spoiling the powers of darkness, and in destroying him that had the power of death, the devil; and great insolence and wickedness it must be in a creature, to tempt the Lord his God, in any way, or form whatever; See Gill on Matthew 4:7

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