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Luke 4:12

Luke 4:12
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said , Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Jesus answering said unto him, it is said,.... In Deu 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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 4:1-14

On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Mat 4:1-11. Luk 4:2 Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 4:1-13

The last words of the foregoing chapter, that Jesus was the Son of Adam, bespeak him to be the seed of the woman; being so, we have here, according to the promise, breaking the serpent's head,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Thou shalt not tempt Rather, Thou shalt not utterly tempt, or tempt to the extreme. It is impious folly to put God to the testby thrusting ourselves into uncalled-for danger. The angels will only…