Luke 4:6
And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
5The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.
7If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'
Cross References
John 12:31Now is a judgement of this world: now will the Prince of this world be driven out.
2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder. Satan, their master, can disguise himself as an angel of light.
1 Peter 1:24"All mankind resemble the herbage, and all their beauty is like its flowers. The herbage dries up, and its flowers drop off;
Revelation 12:9The great Dragon, the ancient serpent, he who is called `the Devil' and `the Adversary' and leads the whole earth astray, was hurled down: he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down 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 →