Matthew 4:3
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 4
“And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”Matthew 4:3
What Does Matthew 4:3 Mean?
Matthew 4:3 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 4, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Temptation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 4:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 4:7“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”Genesis 3:1“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”Matthew 16:16“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”John 1:34“And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.”1 Thessalonians 3:5“For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.”Mark 1:1“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;”Numbers 11:4“And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?”Luke 4:3“And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.”Matthew 27:40“And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.”Mark 3:11“And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.”Luke 22:31“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”Revelation 2:10“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”1 Chronicles 21:1“And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.”Matthew 8:29“And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?”Mark 5:7“And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.”Psalms 78:17“And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.”Hebrews 7:3“Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.”Revelation 2:18“And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;”Genesis 25:29“And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:”Job 1:9“Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?”
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