Verse 6

Matthew 4:6

World English Bible, British Edition

6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God (Elohim), throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
English Translation
And he says to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, and on their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
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Chapter 4 Context
1 Then Yashua (Jesus) was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Focus ↗
2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. Focus ↗
3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God (Elohim), command that these stones bec... Focus ↗
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds... Focus ↗
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, Focus ↗
6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God (Elohim), throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He wi...
7 Yashua (Jesus) said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God (Elohim).’... Focus ↗
8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the wo... Focus ↗
9 He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.” Focus ↗
10 Then Yashua (Jesus) said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lo... Focus ↗
11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him. Focus ↗
12 Now when Yashua (Jesus) heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. Focus ↗
13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and... Focus ↗
14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Focus ↗
15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, towards the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Ge... Focus ↗
16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; to those who sat in the region and shadow of death... Focus ↗
17 From that time, Yashua (Jesus) began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at... Focus ↗
18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brot... Focus ↗
19 He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.” Focus ↗
20 They immediately left their nets and followed him. Focus ↗
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in t... Focus ↗
22 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him. Focus ↗
23 Yashua (Jesus) went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of t... Focus ↗
24 The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with... Focus ↗
25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him. Focus ↗