Matthew

Matthew 4:6

⁶“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written:

‘He will command His angels concerning You,

and they will lift You up in their hands,

so that You will not strike Your foot

against a stone.’^b”

Footnotes

b 4:6 Psalm 91:11–12|PSA 91:11-12

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
You are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
he said	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
throw	βάλε	bale	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
Yourself	σεαυτὸν	seauton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular	G4572 of yourself
down	κάτω	katō	Adverb	G2736 down, below, lower, under, less
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is written	γέγραπται	gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
He will command	ἐντελεῖται	enteleitai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1781 I give orders, command
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
angels	ἀγγέλοις	angelois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G32 an angel, messenger
concerning	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
You	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they will lift You up	ἀροῦσίν	arousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G142 I raise, lift up
in	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
hands	χειρῶν	cheirōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
so that You will not strike	προσκόψῃς	proskopsēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4350 I stumble
Your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
foot	πόδα	poda	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4228 the foot
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
a stone	λίθον	lithon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 91:11–12 · Hebrews 1:14 · Psalm 34:7 · 2 Corinthians 11:14 · Psalm 34:20 · Matthew 4:4 · Job 5:23 · Job 1:10 · Luke 4:9–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.