Matthew 4:3
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Christ did not obey the devil so as to turn the stones into loaves, because that request was not for the devil’s benefit. He was not asking so that he might believe and become again the angel he once was — for he is unrepentant — but so that he might drag Christ into vain glory. Knowing this, the Savior did not obey him (Matthew 4:3).
Greek
Οὐχ ὑπήκουσεν ὁ Χριστὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ὥστε ποιῆσαι τοὺς λίθους ἄρτους, διότι οὐ πρὸς ὠφέλειαν αὐτοῦ ἦν· οὐ γὰρ ἵνα πιστεύσῃ καὶ γένηται ὡς πρότερον ἦν ἄγγελος τοῦτο 3 ᾐτεῖτο· ἀμετανόητος γάρ, ἀλλ' ἵνα εἰς κενοδοξίαν ἑλκύσῃ τὸν Χριστόν. ὅπερ εἰδὼς ὁ σωτὴρ οὐχ ὑπήκουσεν αὐτοῦ.