Luke 4:9

And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and 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 Jesus answering him said, “ [[Get behind Me, Satan, for]] it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only you will serve.”

10for it has been written: To His messengers He will give charge concerning you, to guard over you;

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 3:4As for the porch that [is] on the front, the length [is] by the front of the breadth of the house—twenty cubits, and the height one hundred and twenty [[ or twenty]], and he overlays it within with pure gold.

Matthew 4:5Then the Devil takes Him to the [holy] city, and sets 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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