Matthew 4:3
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
Word-by-Word Analysis
πειράζω
peirázō
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
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...
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Key Terms in This Verse
πειράζω peirázō
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
Study G3985 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →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
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.
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 ...
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brou...
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
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