Luke 4:11

11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[a]

Luke 4:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
ESV
11 and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
NLT
11 And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’ ”
MSG
11 they will catch you; you won't so much as stub your toe on a stone'?"
CSB
11 and they will support you with their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. "

Luke 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 4:11

(See Gill on Luke 4:10)

Luke 4:11 In-Context

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.
10 For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 91:11,12

Footnotes 1

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