Luke 4:10 kjv
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
Luke 4:10 nkjv
For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,'
Luke 4:10 niv
For it is written: "?'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
Luke 4:10 esv
for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,'
Luke 4:10 nlt
For the Scriptures say, 'He will order his angels to protect and guard you.
Luke 4 10 Cross References
| Verse | Text | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ps 91:11-12 | "For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up..." | Original source; devil omits part to twist meaning. |
| Deut 6:16 | "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah." | Jesus' counter; fundamental principle against presumption. |
| Matt 4:6-7 | "and said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down... For it is written...' " | Parallel account of the same temptation. |
| Exod 17:7 | "He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel..." | Israel's testing of God in the wilderness. |
| Num 14:22 | "...who have put me to the test ten times and have not obeyed my voice..." | God identifies Israel's repeated defiance as testing. |
| Ps 78:18 | "They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved." | Illustrates testing God due to lack of faith/desire. |
| Ps 78:41 | "They turned back and tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel." | Another instance of Israel provoking God. |
| 1 Cor 10:9 | "We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents..." | Warning for New Testament believers against testing Christ. |
| Ps 34:7 | "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them." | General divine and angelic protection for the righteous. |
| Ps 121:7-8 | "The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life." | Assurance of God's holistic preservation. |
| Heb 1:14 | "Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?" | Clarifies the role of angels as servants for believers. |
| Prov 3:23-26 | "Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble... For the Lord will be your confidence..." | Assurance of safety and confidence through trust in God. |
| 2 Tim 3:16-17 | "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof..." | Highlights Scripture's divine origin and usefulness. |
| 2 Pet 1:20-21 | "...no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation." | Emphasizes the proper interpretation and divine origin of Scripture. |
| 2 Pet 3:16 | "...ignorant and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures." | Warning against distorting or misinterpreting Scripture. |
| Jas 1:13-14 | "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God'... each person is tempted when he is lured..." | Explains the source and process of temptation. |
| Heb 4:15 | "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are..." | Jesus' personal experience of enduring temptation without sin. |
| 1 Cor 10:13 | "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man... God will not let you be tempted beyond your ability..." | God's faithfulness in providing escape from temptation. |
| Phil 2:8 | "And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." | Jesus' model of humble obedience, contrasted with presumption. |
| Ps 91:1 | "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." | The contextual condition for the protection promised in Ps 91. |
| Luke 4:3-4 | "If you are the Son of God, command this stone... It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone...'" | Parallel to the devil's initial challenge and Jesus' Scriptural response. |
| Luke 4:8 | "You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve." | Jesus' response to Satan's offer of worldly kingdoms, again quoting Deut. |
| Deut 8:3 | "...to humble you and to test you... that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone..." | Original context supporting Jesus' previous use of "Man does not live by bread alone." |
| 2 Cor 11:14 | "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light." | Highlights Satan's deceptive methods, including twisting truth. |
Luke 4 verses
Luke 4 10 Meaning
Luke 4:10 records a crucial part of Jesus' temptation by the devil in the wilderness. The devil quotes Psalm 91:11 directly, asserting that God will command His angels to protect Jesus. This was an attempt to tempt Jesus into performing a spectacular leap from the temple's pinnacle. The underlying motive was to provoke Jesus into a presumptuous act, forcing God to miraculously intervene, either to validate His Sonship publicly or to prove the devil's manipulative interpretation of divine protection. The devil twisted God's promise to justify an act of testing Him, which Jesus ultimately refused by upholding true biblical principles.
Luke 4 10 Context
Luke 4:10 is embedded within the pivotal narrative of Jesus' forty-day temptation in the Judean wilderness, following His baptism and anointing by the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:1-2). This event tests Jesus' divine sonship and readiness for public ministry. The devil presents three calculated temptations: hunger (stones to bread), presumption (temple leap), and worldly power (kingdoms). In Luke's account, the temple temptation (vv. 9-12) is the second. The devil attempts to manipulate Jesus into misusing His power for a dramatic, self-serving spectacle to demonstrate His Messiahship, challenging Him to abandon humble trust in favor of testing God's promised protection. Historically, Jews revered the Temple, and a public miraculous display there would have profoundly impacted perceptions of a Messiah. However, testing God was a serious sin in Jewish tradition, violating commandments like Deuteronomy 6:16, a fact Jesus acutely understood.
Luke 4 10 Word analysis
- For it is written (γέγραπται, gegraptai): This Greek phrase is a perfect passive indicative, emphasizing that Scripture "has been written and stands written" by divine authority. It conveys the enduring, authoritative, and unchangeable nature of the biblical text, understood as God's very Word.
- He will command (ἐντελεῖται, enteleitai): A future tense from the verb entellomai, meaning "to instruct," "to command," or "to charge." It signifies a definitive, authoritative directive from God (the implicit "He") to His agents. This underscores God's sovereignty and His ability to deploy His will.
- His angels (τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ, tois angelois autou): "Angels" (angeloi) literally means "messengers." These are spirit beings who serve God and carry out His commands. The possessive "His" emphasizes their subordination to God and that they act solely on His behalf, not independently.
- concerning you (περὶ σοῦ, peri sou): "Concerning" or "about you." This prepositional phrase indicates the specific focus and recipient of the command. In Psalm 91, the "you" refers to the righteous person who trusts and abides in God; the devil misapplies this personal promise to an act of testing.
- to guard you (τοῦ διαφυλάξαι σε, tou diaphylaxai se): The infinitive with tou expresses purpose. The verb diaphylasso means "to guard completely," "to keep safe thoroughly," or "to preserve entirely." The prefix dia- intensifies the verb, suggesting a comprehensive and continuous protection through every peril, covering all aspects of one's journey.
Luke 4 10 Words-group analysis
- "For it is written: 'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you,'": This is a truncated, yet textually accurate, quote from Psalm 91:11, drawn from the Greek Septuagint translation. The devil's manipulation lies not in the words themselves, but in their isolation from the original Psalm's context and the purpose for which they are invoked. He uses a genuine promise of God's defensive care for His faithful ones as an argument for a provocative, offensive act of testing God. By quoting this specific divine assurance, the devil deceptively legitimizes a self-destructive act, trying to compel Jesus to display His power outside of God's timing and will. This phrase exposes the cunning of the tempter, who acknowledges the authority of Scripture yet perverts its application.
Luke 4 10 Bonus section
- The sequence of temptations in Luke differs from Matthew (Luke: hunger, temple, kingdoms; Matthew: hunger, kingdoms, temple). Both sequences effectively culminate in a temptation that solidifies Jesus' resolve to pursue God's way. Luke's final temptation (kingdoms) followed by the devil's departure (Luke 4:13) emphasizes Jesus' final and comprehensive victory over the tempter.
- The devil's phrase "If you are the Son of God" (Luke 4:9), repeated from the first temptation, is a challenge to Jesus' divine identity, aiming to provoke a response that is either insecure (seeking validation) or presumptuous (demanding proof from God).
- The "pinnacle of the temple" (pterygiou tou hierou) was likely the highest point of the Temple structure, potentially the southeast corner overlooking the Kidron Valley, offering an immensely public and visible setting for any dramatic act. A leap from such a height would have been undeniably miraculous if angels caught Him.
Luke 4 10 Commentary
Luke 4:10 captures the devil's sophisticated strategy of temptation: quoting Scripture to mislead Jesus. By citing Psalm 91:11, the tempter superficially honors God's Word, but his true aim is to twist a promise of faithful divine protection into a justification for presumptuous behavior. The Psalm speaks of God guarding those who genuinely abide in Him, not those who intentionally place themselves in danger to force God's hand or create a spectacle. The devil attempts to make Jesus' messianic identity dependent on a miraculous show, rather than on humble obedience. Jesus' response, drawn from Deuteronomy 6:16, directly confronts this misuse of Scripture, establishing the principle that true faith never involves putting God to the test. This encounter highlights the critical importance of understanding Scripture in its full context and applying it with reverent submission, not self-serving manipulation. It illustrates that spiritual warfare often involves a battle over the correct interpretation and application of God's truth.