Matthew 4:7
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 4
“Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”Matthew 4:7
What Does Matthew 4:7 Mean?
Matthew 4:7 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 4, verse 7 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 4:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 6:16“Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.”1 Corinthians 10:9“Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”Psalms 78:41“Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.”Psalms 78:18“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”Hebrews 3:9“When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.”Exodus 17:2“Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?”Exodus 17:7“And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?”Acts 5:9“Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.”Matthew 4:4“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”Psalms 78:56“Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:”Psalms 106:14“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.”Numbers 14:22“Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;”Psalms 95:9“When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.”Ephesians 6:17“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”Malachi 3:15“And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.”Luke 4:12“And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”Psalms 17:4“Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”Matthew 4:10“Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”Acts 15:10“Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?”
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