Luke 4:9

Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

English Majority Text (NT)

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 Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! It is written, ‘ You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

10For it is written: 1 ‘ He shall give His angels charge over You, 1 to guard You,’

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Cross References

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

Luke 4:3And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become 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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