King James Version

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answering”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeringεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ὅτιhotiIt is saidὅτιconjunction — “It is said”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.It is saidΕἴρηταιeirētaito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a completed action with a present resultG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).Οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐκπειράσειςekpeiraseistemptἐκπειράζω (ekpeirazō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “tempt”, an action still aheadG1598I put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try.This verse uses “tempt”.temptκύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus answering said to him — 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus answering said to him — 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Quotes

Deuteronomy 6:16 Deuteronomy 6:16 · King James VersionYe shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.Deuteronomy 6:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For it is written
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

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