King James Version

Matthew 4:7

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

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ἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.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.Πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againγέγραπταιgegraptaito writeγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to write”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).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)

Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

World English Bible

Jesus said to him, “ Again , it is written , ‘ You shall not test the Lord , your God .’”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Jesus said to him: It is written again: 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
It is written
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.