Matthew 4:8

Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

In Context

7"Again it is written," replied Jesus, "`Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"

9and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage."

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Cross References

Matthew 16:26Why, what benefit will it be to a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give to buy back his life?

Hebrews 11:24Through faith Moses, when he grew to manhood, refused to be known as Pharaoh's daughter's son,

1 John 2:15Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loves the world, there is no love in his heart for the Father.

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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