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Luke 4:12
And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
Luke 4:12 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 4:12 in other translations
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
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In context
9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you:
11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.
14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
15 And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
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