Matthew 4:3
Strong's Lexicon
The
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

tempter
πειράζων (peirazōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3985: To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.

came
προσελθὼν (proselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[and] said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

You are
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of God,
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

tell
εἰπὲ (eipe)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

these
οὗτοι (houtoi)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

stones
λίθοι (lithoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3037: A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.

to become
γένωνται (genōntai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

bread.
ἄρτοι (artoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Tempter having come to him said, ‘If Son thou art of God—speak that these stones may become loaves.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the tempter approached Him and said, “ If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

New American Standard Bible
And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

King James Bible
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

New Living Translation
During that time the devil came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread."

English Standard Version
And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”

New American Standard Bible
And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

King James Bible
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the tempter approached Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

International Standard Version
Then the tempter came. "Since you are the Son of God," he said, "tell these stones to become loaves of bread."

NET Bible
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."

American Standard Version
And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

English Revised Version
And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'
















Cross References
Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Matthew 26:63
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark 3:11
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Mark 5:7
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 4:41
And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

Luke 22:70
Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

John 1:34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

John 1:49
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
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