Matthew 4:5-11
Temptation
of Christ
4:5
Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had
Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 and said to Him, "If You
are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is
written,
'HE WILL COMMAND HIS
ANGELS CONCERNING YOU';
and
'ON their HANDS THEY WILL
BEAR YOU UP,
SO THAT YOU WILL NOT
STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"
7 Jesus said to him, "On
the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT
THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"
8 Again, the devil took
Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the
kingdoms of the world and their glory;
9 and he said to Him, "All
these things I will give You, if You fall down and
worship me."
10 Then Jesus said to him,
"Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP
THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"
11 Then the devil left
Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister
to Him.
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is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
Jesus is tempted by
Satan
God is not our magician in
the sky ready to perform on request. Many others
throughout the Bible have tried to test God but He
works in His own way and in His own time; not
ours.
Jesus responded to Satan's
temptations by saying not to put God to a test
(Deuteronomy 6:16).
You may want to ask God to do
something to prove his existence or his love for
you. God wants us to walk in faith so most likely
will not respond to requests for signs to prove He
is alive.
Jesus once taught through a
parable that people who don't believe what is
written in the Bible won't believe even if someone
were to come back from the dead to warn them (Luke
16:31)!
God wants us to live by
faith, not by magic. Don't try to manipulate God by
asking for signs.
Love in Christ
- Bob
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More Verses
from the Bible
Matthew
3:13-17
- Jesus
is Baptized -
In the
Bible study lesson listed here in the Book of
Matthew, Jesus is baptized
by John the
Baptist
marking the beginning of Christ's
ministry.
Verses about Jesus and temptation are from
New American Standard Bible
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may have.
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