Luke 4:12
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
Word-by-Word Analysis
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
יָעֵן
yâʻên
the ostrich (probably from its answering cry
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נָסָה
nâçâh
to test; by implication, to attempt
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Study G2424 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
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