and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written,

‘He will command his angels concerning you,’[a]

and

‘On their hands they will lift you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”[b]

Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”[c]

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:6 A quotation from Ps 91:11
  2. Matthew 4:6 A quotation from Ps 91:12
  3. Matthew 4:7 A quotation from Deut 6:16

“If you are the Son of God,”(A) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[a](B)

Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[b](C)

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
  2. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16