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Matthew 4:7

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Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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  1. Deuteronomy 6:16Rank 1 from verse 7
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    16¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:9Rank 2 from verse 7
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    9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

  3. Psalms 78:41Rank 3 from verse 7
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    41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

  4. Psalms 78:18Rank 4 from verse 7
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    18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

  5. Hebrews 3:9Rank 5 from verse 7
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    9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

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Matthew 4:7

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written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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tempt

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Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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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.

7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

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