Luke 4:11
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.
10 For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
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.’”
13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
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
- and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- KJV
- And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- WEB
- and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”
- ASV
- and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- DARBY
- and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
- BLB
- and on hands they will lift You up, lest ever You may strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- ÅB
- og de skal bære deg på hendene, for at du ikke skal støte din fot på noen stein.
- OTB
- og, ‘De skal løfte deg opp i sine hender, så du ikke støter foten mot noen stein.’»
- B1930
- og de skal bære dig på hendene, forat du ikke skal støte din fot på nogen sten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 91:12
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
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