Matthew 4:3-6

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.’[a]
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[b]

Cross References 6

  • 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
  • 3. Deuteronomy 8:3; John 4:34
  • 4. Nehemiah 11:1; Daniel 9:24; Matthew 27:53
  • 5. S ver 3
  • 6. Psalms 91:11,12

Footnotes 2

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