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Luke 4:9

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Temptation

7 So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

8 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

10 For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;

11 and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
KJV
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:
WEB
He led 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,
ASV
And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
DARBY
And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;
BLB
And he led Him to Jerusalem and set [Him] on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.
ÅB
Og han førte ham til Jerusalem og stilte ham på templets tinde og sa til ham: Er du Guds Sønn, da kast deg ned herfra!
OTB
Djevelen førte ham til Jerusalem og stilte ham på toppen av tempelet. «Hvis du er Guds Sønn,» sa han, «kast deg ned herfra;
B1930
Og han førte ham til Jerusalem og stilte ham på templets tinde og sa til ham: Er du Guds Sønn, da kast dig ned herfra!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 4:5–6

    Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

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  • Luke 4:3

    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

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  • Romans 1:4

    and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

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  • Matthew 8:29

    “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

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  • Job 2:6

    “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 3:4

    The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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