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Luke 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Luke 4:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 4:1214 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answeringverbG611
εἶπενeipen
He saidverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ΕἴρηταιEirētai
It has been saidverbG3004
ΟὐκOuk
NotadverbG3756
ἐκπειράσειςekpeiraseis
you will testverbG1598
κύριονkyrion
the LordnounG2962
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
σουsou
of you.’pronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 4:12

The next weapon he uses is that of boasting, which always causes the offender to fall down; for they who love to boast of the glory of their virtue descend from the stand and vantage ground of their good deeds. Hence it is said, And he led him to Jerusalem.

Ambrose · 4th century

He followed evidently as a wrestler, gladly setting out to meet the temptation, and saying, as it were, Lead me where you will, and you will find me the stronger in every thing.

Origen · 3rd century

The devil entered not into a contest with God, (for he durst not, and therefore said, you are the Son of God,) but he contended with man whom once he had power to deceive.

ATHAN ·
Read all 21 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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