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Matthew 4:7–9

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, hThou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. iAgain, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

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Matthew 4:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Jesus answered him, It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus responded, The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’

Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ”

Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor. The devil said, “If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Matthew 4:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory, and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.

Matthew 4:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jesus said to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.” 

Matthew 4:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Jesus told him, It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.

Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. And he said to Him, “I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, and he said to him, “I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jesus answered him, “It is also written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Finally, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain. He showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “If you bow down and worship me,” he said, “I will give you all of this.”

Matthew 4:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”


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