Luke 4:12 Meaning and Explanation
“And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus answers a third time from Deuteronomy: you shall not put the Lord your God to the test.
What Does Luke 4:12 Mean?
Once more Jesus stands on Deuteronomy, this time recalling Massah, where Israel demanded that God prove his presence by producing water on the spot. The wilderness generation tested the Lord; the Son in his wilderness refuses to repeat their sin.
Faith does not audit God. To engineer a crisis so that heaven must perform is the inversion of trust, making the creature the examiner and the Creator the examined. Jesus rests in his Father without demanding demonstrations, content to obey in hunger and obscurity. That is the quiet strength offered to every believer: not a faith that requires constant proof, but a confidence that God is present and faithful even when no sign is given.
Luke 4:12 in the Original Language
ekpeirazo (ἐκπειράζω), 'tempt' -- to put to the test, demanding proof.
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What does Luke 4:12 mean?
Jesus answers a third time from Deuteronomy: you shall not put the Lord your God to the test.