Matthew 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 4:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
βάλε
bállō
G906
to throw
σεαυτὸν
seautoû
G4572
yourself
κάτω
kátō
G2736
lower
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἀγγέλοις
ángelos
G32
angel
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐντελεῖται
entéllomai
G1781
to command
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
σοῦ
sý
G4771
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
χειρῶν
cheír
G5495
hand
ἀροῦσίν
aírō
G142
to raise up
σε
sý
G4771
you
μήποτε
mḗpote
G3379
lest
προσκόψῃς
proskóptō
G4350
to stumble against
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
λίθον
líthos
G3037
stone
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πόδα
poús
G4228
foot
σου
sý
G4771
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, So that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and says to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘They will lift you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
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