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.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
et lui dit: Si tu es Fils de Dieu, jette-toi en bas; car il est écrit: Il donnera des ordres à ses anges à ton sujet; Et ils te porteront sur les mains, De peur que ton pied ne heurte contre une pierre.
KJV
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.
Epiphanius
Panarion (Adversus Haereses)
παραμείνασι ἐν τῇ ἀποστασίᾳ, διὰ τῶν τοιούτων ἀνθρώπων βλασφημεῖ τὸν τὴν κρίσιν ἐπάγοντα κύριον — 6 Matth. 4, 6 — 15 vgl. Gen. 5, 8. 7 — 18 vgl. Gen. 5, 11. 10 V M 2 ἀπληστίας aus ἀπληστείας V corr ἀπληστείας M 1 ἐρίσαι hinter φθέγξασθαι durchgestrichen V corr 7 ἤκουσεν M 8 τοῦ <…
Epiphanius
Panarion (Adversus Haereses)
οσθήκην ποιησάμενος. ἀποδέδεικται d τοίνυν οὐκ ἐναντία τις οὖσα ἡ παλαιὰ διαθήκη τοῦ εὐαγγε- 1f Vgl. Matth.4,1– 17 Luk. 22,8 – 23 vgl. Matth. 5, 17 V M 17f vgl. S. 115, 20f 2 <ὁ>* 6 ὁ1 nachgetragen V corr 8 ἄνθρωποι *]ἄνθρωπος V M 10 oἱ oben hinein V corr 13 πάσχων Pet.] πάσχειν…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
hey imitate their father’s speech. The Devil said, “If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down;” [ Matt 4:6 ] and they say now, “If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.” Leo, Serm. 55, 2: From what source of error, O Jews, have ye sucked in the poison of such blasp…
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