King James Version

Matthew 4:6

And 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.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.IfυἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godβάλεbalecastβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.castσεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfκάτωkatōdownκάτωadverb — “down”G2736(a) down, below, also: downwards, (b) lower, under, less, of a length of time.This verse uses “down”.downγέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλοιςangeloisangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “angels”, the to- or for-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐντελεῖταιenteleitaichargeἐντέλλομαι (entellomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “charge”, an action still aheadG1781I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).chargeπερὶpericoncerningπερίpreposition — “concerning”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “concerning”.concerningσοῦsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inχειρῶνcheirōntheir handsχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “their hands”, the of-formG5495a hand.their handsἀροῦσίνarousinthey shall bearαἴρω (airō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they shall bear”, an action still aheadG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.they shall bearσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).lest at any timeπροσκόψῃςproskopsēsthou dashπροσκόπτω (proskoptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou dash”, a single actionG4350I stumble, strike the foot against, beat upon, take offense at.thou dashπρὸςprosagainstπρόςpreposition — “against”G4314to, towards, with.againstλίθονlithona stoneλίθος (lithos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a stone”, the object formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.a stoneτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαpodafootπούς (pous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “foot”, the object formG4228the foot.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God — cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

Douay-Rheims

And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Quotes

Psalms 91:11 Psalms 91:11 · King James VersionFor he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.Psalms 91:11 · King James VersionOpen the Source
for it is written
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalms 91:12 Psalms 91:12 · King James VersionThey shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.Psalms 91:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
for it is written
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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