Matthew 4:3
Modern Translations
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.”

Berean Study Bible
The tempter came to 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.”

NASB 1995
And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

NASB 1977
And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Amplified Bible
And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Christian Standard Bible
Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become 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."

Contemporary English Version
Then the devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread."

Good News Translation
Then the Devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of 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."
Classic Translations
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.

New King James Version
Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

King James 2000 Bible
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

New Heart English Bible
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

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

American King James Version
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you be the Son of God, command that these stones be made 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.

A Faithful Version
And when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

Darby Bible Translation
And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then came to him the tempter, and said, If thou be the Sonne of God, commande that these stones be made bread.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when the tempter came to hym, he sayde: If thou be the sonne of God, commaunde that these stones be made breade.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the tepter came to him and sayde: yf thou be the sonne of God, commaunde, that these stones be made breed.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then came to hym the tempter and sayde: yf thou be the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made breed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the tempting [one], having come to Him, said, “If You are the Son of God—speak that these stones may become loaves.”

Berean Literal Bible
And the one tempting, having come to Him, said "If You are Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of 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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And the one tempting having approached, he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, speak, so that these stones might become loaves of bread.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And approaching, the tempter said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And The Tempter approached him and said to him, “If you are The Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Lamsa Bible
And the tempter drew near and said to him, If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the tempter came to him and said: If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Godbey New Testament
And the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order that these stones may become bread.

Haweis New Testament
And the tempter coming to him said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made loaves.

Mace New Testament
whereupon the tempter came to him, and said, "If thou be the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."

Weymouth New Testament
So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."

Worrell New Testament
And the Tempter, having come near, said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread."

Worsley New Testament
And the tempter came to Him and said, If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread:
















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