Luke 4:9

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and he set him on the parapet of the temple, and he said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

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In The King James Version

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

In Context

8And in response, Jesus said to him: “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone.’”

10For it is written that he has given his Angels charge over you, so that they may guard you,

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 3:4Truly, at the front, the portico, which was extended in length according to the measure of the width of the house, was of twenty cubits. Then the height was of one hundred twenty cubits. And he overlaid it on the interior with the purest gold.

Matthew 4:5Then the devil took him up, into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Luke 4:3Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone, so that it may be made into bread.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:2-14

The Temptation in the Wilderness. 1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 5 And the devil, taking him up… Read the whole commentary →

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