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Luke 4:3
And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
Luke 4:3 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 4:3 in other translations
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
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In context
1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land
2 For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.
3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.
4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.
5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.
6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.
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