And the devil said unto him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
The tempter here appears to endeavour to discover by stratagem whether Christ was the Son of God. He does not say, if thou be the Son of God, "pray "that these stones be made bread, which he might have said to any man; but "command "effect by thine own authority, that this come to pass. If Christ had done this, the tempter would have instantly concluded, that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, since only God could effect such a miracle. (Dionysius)
