KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 4:5–7
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Matthew 4:5
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
5Then the deuill taketh him vp into the holy Citie, and setteth him on a pinacle of the Temple,
Matthew 4:6
6And 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.
6And saith vnto him, If thou bee the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: For it is written, *He shall giue his Angels charge concerning thee, & in their handes they shall beare thee vp, lest at any time thou dash thy foote against a stone.
- Psal. 91.11.
Matthew 4:7
7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
7Iesus said vnto him, It is written againe, *Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
- Deu. 6.16.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 4:5
A wicked or evil spirit; especially the Devil, Satan, the tempter and adversary; in plural KJV use, evil spirits.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893
Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To place, fix, appoint, establish, or prescribe; also fixed or determined.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
A turret, or part of a building elevated above the main building.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A house or place dedicated to divine worship; also the side of the head.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 4:6
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To throw, send forth, place, reckon, or discard, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Messengers; especially heavenly messengers sent by God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To command, enjoin, entrust, accuse, or place under someone's care; as a noun, a command, duty, trust, accusation, or person or thing entrusted, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
concerning
Regarding, relating to, or about.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To carry, support, endure, produce, bring forth, or sustain, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
That not; for fear that.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To strike, break, scatter and fly off. To rush, strike and break or scatter.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The lower extremity used for standing or walking; also a measure, base, or lowest part; as a verb, to tread or walk.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
A piece or mass of rock; also to strike or kill with stones, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 4:7
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To try, test, put to the test.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 5
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Open the full verse study9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
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Open the full verse study53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
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Open the full verse study2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
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Open the full verse study2For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
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Open the full verse study16¶ O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
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Open the full verse study24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
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Open the full verse study1AWAKE, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
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Open the full verse study11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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Open the full verse study1AND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
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Open the full verse study18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
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Open the full verse study4And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
From verse 6
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Open the full verse study11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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Open the full verse study14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
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Open the full verse study7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
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Open the full verse study14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
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Open the full verse study20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
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Open the full verse study4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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Open the full verse study23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
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Open the full verse study10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
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Open the full verse study9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
From verse 7
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Open the full verse study16¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
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Open the full verse study9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
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Open the full verse study41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
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Open the full verse study18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
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Open the full verse study9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
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Open the full verse study2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
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Open the full verse study7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
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Open the full verse study9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
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Open the full verse study14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
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Open the full verse study56Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
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Open the full verse study22Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
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Open the full verse study9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
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Open the full verse study15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
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Open the full verse study20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
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Open the full verse study10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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Open the full verse study4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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Open the full verse study16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
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Open the full verse study42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
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Open the full verse study31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
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