Matthew 4:3

3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Matthew 4:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
ESV
3 And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
NLT
3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
MSG
3 which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: "Since you are God's Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread."
CSB
3 Then the tempter approached Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

Matthew 4:3 In-Context

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Thessalonians 3:5
  • 2. S Matthew 3:17; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 16:16; Matthew 27:54; Mark 3:11; Luke 1:35; Luke 22:70; John 1:34,49; John 5:25; John 11:27; John 20:31; Acts 9:20; Romans 1:4; 1Jn 5:10-13,20; Revelation 2:18
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