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Luke 4

Luke 4:9

The Temptation of Jesus · Luke 4:1–13
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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:
Literal
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.
Latin
Et duxit illum in Jerusalem, et statuit eum super pinnam templi, et dixit illi: Si Filius Dei es, mitte te hinc deorsum.

Original

Greek
English
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.

Notes

Luke 4:1–13

The devil tried to tempt Jesus to ignore his Father's plan of salvation by seeking power and glory for himself. The temptation in the wilderness for 40 days is similar to Israel's 40 years of testing there. Israel failed the test, but Jesus succeeded.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 4:1–11 Mark 1:12–13

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Baptism of Jesus Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of Spirit of God Temple

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Son of God Jesus, the Christ: Temptation of Jesus, the Christ: Temptation of (In the Desert of Judaea) Presumption: General Scriptures Concerning Satan: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Suicide: Temptation To, of Jesus Temple: Herod the Great's Temple: Jesus Taken to the Pinnacle of, During his Temptation Temptation: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: Resistance To the Second Temple: Christ: Miraculously Transported to a Pinnacle of