The Reading
"Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "" (New International Version)
"And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God." (American Standard Version)
"Jesus answered, "It's been said, Don't test the Lord your God."" (Common English Bible)
The Reasoning
"Christ quoted Deu. 6:16 , where it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, by desiring a sign for the proof of divine revelation, when he has already given that which is sufficient; for so Israel did, when they tempted God in the wilderness, saying, He gave us water out of the rock; but can he give flesh also? This Christ would be guilty of if he should say, "He did indeed prove me to be the Son of God, by sending the Spirit upon me, which is the greater; but can he also give his angels a charge concerning me, which is the less?’’" (Matthew Henry)
"Jesus points out to the devil that testing God is not trusting God" (Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament).
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