Luke 4:10
8 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
9 Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
11 and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
12 But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
- KJV
- For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
- WEB
- for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’
- ASV
- for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:
- DARBY
- for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee;
- BLB
- For it has been written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,
- ÅB
- for det er skrevet: Han skal gi sine engler befaling om deg at de skal bevare deg,
- OTB
- for det står skrevet: ‘Han skal gi sine engler befaling om å vokte deg,’
- B1930
- for det er skrevet: Han skal gi sine engler befaling om dig at de skal bevare dig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 91:11–12
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
Read in contextLuke 4:3
The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
Read in context