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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 4:6 → Psalms 91:11-12

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 4:6BSB

“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

Earlier text

Psalms 91:11-12BSB

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square7:42

Significance

Satan quotes Scripture but distorts its meaning, ripping it from context. Psalm 91 promises protection for the faithful in God's service, not license for presumptuous testing of God. This shows the critical importance of proper hermeneutics - correct words wrongly applied lead to false conclusions. Even the devil can quote Scripture; wisdom lies in right interpretation and application.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Contrast