Matthew 4:5

Then the devil [Accuser] took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

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In The King James Version

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

In Context

4But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Adonai.’” + 4:4. Quoted from Deut 8:3

6and said to him, “If you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will enjoin his angels unto you.’ And, 1 ‘On their hands they will bear you up, 2 so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’” + 4:6. Quoted from Ps 91:11-12

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Cross References

Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]. 2 Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem [City of peace], the holy city: 2 for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into + 52:1. Quoted in Rev 21:27 you. 1

Luke 4:9He led him to Jerusalem [City of peace], and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·, cast yourself down from here,

Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:2-12

The Temptation of Christ. 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a… Read the whole commentary →

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