Luke 4:5

And the devil leading Him up, he showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

In Context

4And Jesus responded to him, saying; It has been written, That man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word of God.

6And the devil said to Him, I will give all the authority and glories of these to thee: because it has been given unto me: and I give it to whom I may wish;

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Cross References

Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end shall come.

1 Corinthians 7:31and those using the world, as those not using it thoroughly: for the fashion of this world is passing away.

2 Corinthians 4:17For the light burden of our affliction, which is evanescent, is working out for us an eternal weight of glory according to hyperbole unto hyperbole;

Ephesians 6:12because there is not to us fighting against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the heavenlies.

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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