Luke 4:6
Then the devil said to Jesus, “I will give you authority over all of them, and their glory. This authority has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
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5The devil led him up to a high place, and in a rapid view showed him all the kingdoms of the world.
7Bow down and worship me and you can have it all.”
Cross References
Esther 5:11Haman went into great detail about how much money and possessions he had, and how many children, and how the king had made him so important by promoting him above all the other nobles and officials.
Isaiah 23:9The Lord Almighty planned it, to humble its pride in all its glory, and to bring down all who receive worldly honor.
John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be thrown out.
2 Corinthians 11:14Don't be surprised at this for even Satan himself pretends to be an angel of light.
1 Peter 1:24For: “All people are like grass, and all their glory like wildflowers. The grass withers and the flowers fall.
Revelation 12:9The great dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil and Satan who deceives the whole world, was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him.
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 →