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Berean Standard Bible

“The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.””

Matthew 4:3

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After his baptism, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness and fasts for forty days. The tempter arrives when Jesus is hungry.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

World English Bible (WEB)

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son you are of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y llegándose á él el tentador, dijo: Si eres Hijo de Dios, di que estas piedras se hagan pan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y el diablo se le acercó. ―Si eres el Hijo de Dios —le dijo—, haz que estas piedras se conviertan en pan.

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