MAT 4:6 Parallel Verse View

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ULT 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.’ ”

UST Then, he said to Jesus, “Show me that you really are God’s Son. Jump from here! You will not hurt yourself, because it says in the Scriptures,
 ⇔ ‘God will tell his angels to protect you.
 ⇔ They will carry you,
 ⇔ and you will not hurt yourself at all.’ ”

BSB “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written:
 ⇔ ‘He will command His angels concerning You,
⇔ and they will lift You up in their hands,
 ⇔ so that You will not strike Your foot
⇔ against a stone.’[fn]”

4:6 Psalm 91:11–12

BLB and says to him, "If You are Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it has been written: 'He will give orders to His angels concerning You, and will they bear You up in their hands, lest ever You strike Your foot against a stone.'"

AICNT 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, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ”[fn]

4:6, Psalms 91:11-12

OEB ‘If you are God’s Son, throw yourself down, for scripture says –
 ⇔ “He will give his angels commands about you,
 ⇔ and on their hands they will lift you up,
 ⇔ so you do not even strike your foot against a stone.” ’

WEB and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
 ⇔ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and,
 ⇔ ‘On their hands they will bear you up,
⇔ so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

NET and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘ He will command his angels concerning you’ and ‘ with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ”

LSV and says to Him, “If You are the Son of God—cast Yourself down, for it has been written that, His messengers He will charge concerning you, and on hands they will bear you up, that you may not dash your foot on a stone.”

FBV “If you really are the son of God, then throw yourself off,” he told Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘He will order his angels to save you from harm. They will catch you so that you won't fall by tripping over a stone.’ ”[fn]

4:6 Quoting Psalms 91:11-12.

TCNT and said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, throw yoʋrself down, for it is written,
 ⇔ ‘He will command his angels concerning yoʋ,’
§ and,
 ⇔ ‘In their hands they will lift yoʋ up,
 ⇔ so that yoʋ do not strike yoʋr foot against a stone.’ ”

T4T and said to him, “Because you claim that you have a relationship with God as a son has with his father, prove it by jumping down to the ground. You will not be hurt, because it is written in the Scriptures, ‘God will command his angels to protect you. They will lift you up in their hands when you are falling, in order that you will not get hurt. You will not even strike your foot on a stone.’ ”

LEB • and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you,’[fn]
¶ and • ‘On their hands they will lift you up, • lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”[fn]

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BBE If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

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ASV and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,
 ⇔ He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
§ and,
 ⇔ On their hands they shall bear thee up,
 ⇔ Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

DRA And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.

YLT and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God — cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'

DBY and says to him, If thou be Son of [fn]God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

4.6 Elohim

RV and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: And on their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

WBS And saith to him, If thou art 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 uphold thee, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

KJB 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.
(And saith unto him, If thou/you 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/you dash thy/your foot against a stone. )

BB And saith vnto hym: If thou be the sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe. For it is written: He shall geue his Angels charge ouer thee, & with their handes they shall lyft thee vp, lest at any tyme thou dashe thy foote agaynst a stone.
(And saith unto him: If thou/you be the son of God, cast thyself/yourself down. For it is written: He shall give his Angels charge over thee, and with their hands they shall lyft thee up, lest at any time thou/you dashe thy/your foot against a stone.)

GNV And said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: for it is written, that he wil giue his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee vp, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.
(And said unto him, If thou/you be the Son of God, cast thyself/yourself down: for it is written, that he will give his Angels charge over thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee up, lest at any time thou/you should dash thy/your foot against a stone. )

CB and sayde vnto hym: yf thou be ye sonne of God, cast thy sylfe downe. For it is wrytten: he shall geue his angels charge ouer the and with their handes they shal holde the vp, that thou dashe not thy fote agaynst a stone.
(and said unto him: if thou/you be ye/you_all son of God, cast thy/your sylfe down. For it is written: he shall give his angels charge over the and with their hands they shall hold the up, that thou/you dashe not thy/your foot against a stone.)

TNT and sayd vnto hym: yf thou be the sonne of God cast thy sylfe doune. For it is wrytte he shall geve his angels charge over the and with their handes they shall holde that vp that thou dashe not thy fote agaynst a stone.
(and said unto him: if thou/you be the son of God cast thy/your sylfe down. For it is written he shall give his angels charge over the and with their hands they shall hold that up that thou/you dashe not thy/your foot against a stone. )

WYC and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thee adoun; for it is writun, That to hise aungels he comaundide of thee, and thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foot at a stoon.
(and said to him, If thou/you art Goddis son, send thee adoun; for it is written, That to his angels he commanded of thee, and they should take thee in hands, lest perauenture thou/you hirte thy/your foot at a stone.)

LUT und sprach zu ihm: Bist du Gottes Sohn, so laß dich hinab; denn es stehet geschrieben: Er wird seinen Engeln über dir Befehl tun, und sie werden dich auf den Händen tragen, auf daß du deinen Fuß nicht an einen Stein stoßest.
(and spoke to ihm: Bist you God’s son, so laß you/yourself hinab; because it stands written: He becomes his angeln above you command tun, and they/she/them become you/yourself on the hands tragen, on that you deinen foot not at a Stein stoßest.)

CLV et dixit ei: Si Filius Dei es, mitte te deorsum. Scriptum est enim: Quia angelis suis mandavit de te, et in manibus tollent te, ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum.
(and he_said ei: When/But_if Filius God es, mitte you(sg) deorsum. Scriptum it_is because: Quia angelis to_his_own mandavit about you(sg), and in manibus tollent you(sg), ne forte offendas to lapidem pedem tuum. )

UGNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, εἰ Υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω; γέγραπται γὰρ, ὅτι τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ, καὶ, ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
(kai legei autōi, ei Huios ei tou Theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar, hoti tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou, kai, epi ⱪeirōn arousin se, maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
(kai legei autōi; Ei huios ei tou theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar hoti Tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou kai epi ⱪeirōn arousin se, maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou. )

TC-GNT καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι
 ⇔ Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ·
§ καί,
 ⇔ Ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσί σε,
 ⇔ μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
(kai legei autōi, Ei huios ei tou Theou, bale seauton katō; gegraptai gar hoti
 ⇔ Tois angelois autou enteleitai peri sou;
§ kai,
 ⇔ Epi ⱪeirōn arousi se,
 ⇔ maʸpote proskopsaʸs pros lithon ton poda sou. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

λέγει αὐτῷ

˱he˲_/is/_saying ˱to˲_him

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “he tells him”

Note 2 topic: translate-tense

λέγει

˱he˲_/is/_saying

To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: “said”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ Υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω

if /the/_Son ˱you˲_are ¬the ˱of˲_God cast yourself down

The devil is suggesting that this is a hypothetical condition, that the angels will only rescue Jesus if Jesus is the Son of God. The devil is speaking as if it is uncertain who Jesus is in order to challenge him to throw himself down to prove that he really is the Son of God. Use a natural form in your language for introducing something that could be true. Alternate translation: “Prove that you are the Son of God by throwing yourself down”

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

Υἱὸς & τοῦ Θεοῦ

/the/_Son & ¬the ˱of˲_God

The phrase Son of God is an important title for Jesus.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω

cast yourself down

When Satan tells Jesus to throw yourself down, he means that Jesus should jump off the top of the temple. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “jump from here on top of the temple”

Note 6 topic: writing-quotations

γέγραπται γὰρ

˱it˲_/has_been/_written for

In Matthew’s culture, for it is written was a normal way to introduce a quotation from an important text, in this case, the Old Testament book of Psalms (see Psalm 91:11–12). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Matthew is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “for it is written in the book of Psalms” or “for the psalmist wrote”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

If your language does not use the passive form, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a poet wrote this in the Scriptures”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

γέγραπται & ὅτι τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ, καὶ, ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.

˱it˲_/has_been/_written & ¬that ˱to˲_the angels ˱of˲_him /will_be/_commanding concerning you and in /their/_hands ˱they˲_/will_be/_carrying you lest ˱you˲_/may/_strike against /a/_stone the foot ˱of˲_you

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there are not quotations within a quotation. If you do, you will need to delete the single quotation mark at the end of the second quotation. Alternate translation: “it is written that he will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone”

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐντελεῖται

/will_be/_commanding

The pronoun He refers to God. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the person's name here. Alternate translation: “God will command”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σοῦ & σε & προσκόψῃς & σου

you & you & ˱you˲_/may/_strike & ˱of˲_you

Since the author of the quotations is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, every occurrence of you and your in the quotations is singular. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “each of you … each of you … any of you strike your”

Note 11 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

and

Here, the word and connects the two quotations, which are two verses from Psalm 91. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that connects two closely related quotations. Alternate translation: “and further” or “and then”

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου

˱you˲_/may/_strike against /a/_stone the foot ˱of˲_you

The author of the quotation is using one way of being hurt to mean all ways of being hurt. Alternate translation: “even your foot strikes a stone” or “you get hurt”

Parallel MAT 4:6