Matthew 4:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Matthew 4:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 4:632 words
καὶkaiand / also
λέγειlegeisay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ΕἰEiforasmuch as, if, that
υἱὸςhyiosson
εἶeiam, have been, is I
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
βάλεbalearise, cast (out), lay
σεαυτὸνseautonthee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self)
κάτωkatōbeneath, bottom, down
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
γὰρgarfor
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΤοῖςToisthe
ἀγγέλοιςangeloisangel, messenger
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐντελεῖταιenteleitai(give) charge, (give)
command(-ments), in…
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
σοῦsouyou
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
χειρῶνcheirōnhand
ἀροῦσίνarousintake up
σεseyou
μήποτεmēpotelest
προσκόψῃςproskopsēsbeat
upon, dash, stumble (at)
πρὸςprosto / toward
λίθονlithon(mill-, stumbling-)stone
τὸνtonthe
πόδαpodafoot(-stool)
σουsouyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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