Matthew 4:5
3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
- KJV
- Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
- WEB
- Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- ASV
- Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- DARBY
- Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,
- BLB
- Then the devil takes Him to the holy city, and he set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- ÅB
- Da tok djevelen ham med seg til den hellige byen og stilte ham på toppen av templet, og sa til ham:
- OTB
- Da tok djevelen ham med til den hellige by og stilte ham på tempelmuren.
- B1930
- Da tok djevelen ham med sig til den hellige stad og stilte ham på templets tinde, og sa til ham:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 4:9
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.
Read in contextRevelation 11:2
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
Read in contextMatthew 27:53
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:2
who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Read in contextNehemiah 11:1
Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
Read in contextJohn 19:11
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
Read in contextIsaiah 52:1
Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
Read in contextNehemiah 11:18
The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
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