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Matthew 4:6

WEB

6and 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 don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”

KJV

6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

BSB

6If 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.’

FBV

6If you really are the son of God, then throw yourself off,” he told Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘He will order his angels to save you from harm. They will catch you so that you won't fall by tripping over a stone.’”

Related Resources

Gospel of Matthew Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) - BibleProject
How Do We ‘Dwell in the Shelter of the Most High’? - Desiring God

References

Psalms 91:11
11For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

Extra References

Psalms 91:11-12

11For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. 12They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.


Hebrews 1:14

14Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?


Psalms 34:7

7The LORD’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.


2 Corinthians 11:14

14And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.


Psalms 34:20

20He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.


Matthew 4:4

4But he answered, It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’”


Job 5:23

23For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.


Job 1:10

10Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.


Luke 4:9-12

9He led him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here, 10for it is written, He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’

11and, On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”

12Jesus answering, said to him, It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”