Matthew 4:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 4:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jesus said unto him, It is written again - Again the Saviour replied to Satan by a text of Scripture - a passage which expressly forbade an act like this. Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God...
Matthew 4:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not (c) tempt the Lord thy God. (c) Literally, "Thou shalt not go on still in tempting.
Matthew 4:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation ( Mark 1:12 f.*, Luke 4:1-13 *). Jesus'sudden recognition of His Sonship or Messiah-ship and of the responsibility thus laid upon Him, found natural expression in His retirement i...
Matthew 4:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Thou, &c. Quoted from Deuteronomy 6:16 (App-107. c). not. Greek. ou. See App-105. tempt. Note the words which follow: "as ye tempted Him in Massah".. reference to Exodus 17:7 shows...
Matthew 4:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. It is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. The reply of Christ is most appropriate. There is no other way, in which we have a right to expect the assistance promised in that pa...
Matthew 4:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not tempt - To expose myself to any danger naturally destructive, with the vain presumption that God will p...
Matthew 4:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

It is written again— Or also . So παλιν here elegantly signifies, in opposition to the quotation that the tempter had made, which was indeed very imperfect: but many, after St. Jerome, have observ...
Matthew 4:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Jesus said unto him, It is written again ( Deuteronomy 6:16 ) - q.d., 'True, it is so written, and on that pro...
Matthew 4:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation 1-11. The temptation ( Mark 1:12 ; Luke 4:1 ). The narrative, which can only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual historical fact, the great temptation which He...
Matthew 4:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

It is written again. — The words are, as already stated, from the chapter that contains one of the passages written on the phylacteries, that were probably used by our Lord Himself. As the words st...
Matthew 4:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 His Temptation - Matthew 4:1-11 MUCH has been written on the possibility of temptation in the experience of a sinless Being. The difficulties which have been raised in this region are...
Matthew 4:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Tempted by the Devil Matthew 4:1-11 Then marks the close connection between the heavenly voice of the baptism and the fiery ordeal of the forty days. Notice that temptation is not in itself...
Matthew 4:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodn...
Matthew 4:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. The subject of CHRIST'S temptations, is a subject attended with much difficulty thoroughly to explain. One of the great...
Matthew 4:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

SIN AS A VOLUNTARY ACT ‘Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city … Cast Thyself down: for it is written … Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’...
Matthew 4:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jesus saith unto him, it is written again ,.... Christ takes no notice of the false and wrong citation of scripture made by the devil, nor of any misapplication of it; but mildly replies, by opposin...
Matthew 4:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Ver. 7. Jesus answered and said, It is written again ] Christ rejects not the Holy Scriptures, although perversely...
Matthew 4:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city That is, the city Jerusalem, frequently called the holy city in Scripture, see Nehemiah 11:1 ; Isaiah 52:1 ; Daniel 9:24 ; and that with great p...
Matthew 4:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sa...
Matthew 4:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Temptation of Christ. 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had...
Matthew 4:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This is written Deuteronomy 6:16 . To make an undue and unwarrantable trial of God, is to tempt God, whether the trial respecteth his power or his goodness; thus the word is used, Numbers 14:22...
Matthew 4:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Faces Up To His Future In The Wilderness (4:1-11). The most momentous moment of His conscious life to date having taken place, Jesus will now have to face up to what it involves. For having...
Matthew 4:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS—GENERAL REMARKS There is only one way of understanding the narrative , viz. as the history of a real occurrence, of an actual temptation of our Lord by the...
Matthew 4:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:1-11 I. One cannot help thinking and wondering why this temptation should take place, and though all the reasons cannot be known, some of them we think we can see. We know there is a dev...
Matthew 4:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. What a change it seems from the descent of the Holy Spirit to being led up into the wilderness to...
Matthew 4:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit, υπο του πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. Led into the wilderness, where he...
Matthew 4:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Not tempt the Lord thy God. I. The essential difference between faith and presumption. II. The possibilities of presumption. 1. When we undertake to settle questions which axe beyond our ran...
Matthew 4:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 4:1-40 THE TEMPTATION . The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates...
Matthew 4:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

This is implied in the answer of the Lord. Note that He does not even take the trouble of rebuking Satan for misquoting Scriptures: Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the...
Matthew 4:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:9 ; Acts 5:9 ; Deuteronomy 6:16 ; Exodus 17:2 ; Exodus 17:7 ; Hebrews 3:9 ; Isaiah 8:20 ; Malachi 3:15 ; Matthew 21:16 ; Matthew 21:42 ; Matthew 22:31 ; Matthew 22:32 ;...
Matthew 4:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The temptation of Christ in the wilderness had no direct bearing upon our salvation, as we are saved by His Blood. However, the temptation did...
Matthew 4:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God — By requiring farther evidence of what he hath already made sufficiently plain. Deuteronomy 6:16 .

Matthew 4:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 4:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 4:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 4:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 4:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 4:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 4:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 4:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 4:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes