Matthew 4:5

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

Literal

Then the devil takes Him to the holy city, and he set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Latin

Tunc assumpsit eum diabolus in sanctam civitatem, et statuit eum super pinnaculum templi,

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Greek

English

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

Notes

Matthew 4:5–7

Jesus refused to test God by assuming God would always protect him.

Matthew 4:1–11

This story of the temptation of Jesus shows clear parallels between Adam and Jesus. Jesus is the second Adam (see Romans 5:12–19) and the second Israel (Matthew 2:15). Unlike the ancient Israelites, Jesus completed Israel’s history by wandering through the desert without sinning. He showed he was the obedient Son of God by defeating Satan in spiritual battle.

Since Jesus faced temptation as a human, he can understand the temptations we encounter (see Hebrews 2:14–18; 4:15). He helps us overcome them as he did (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Theme notes and profiles

Satan Angels God or Satan? Jerusalem Jesus and Satan Temple Legislation as Theology Worship in Jerusalem

Events

Temptations of Jesusc. AD 26

Related verses

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.
Revelation 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.
Matthew 27:53
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
Isaiah 48:2
…who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Daniel 9:16
O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
Nehemiah 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.
Nehemiah 11:18
The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
John 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.”
Isaiah 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.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
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.

Parallels

Mark 1:12–13 Luke 4:1–13

People

Satan: The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity

Glossary

Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Christ Deuteronomy, Book of Gospel of Matthew Temple

Topics

Character of Christ: Resisting Temptation Church: Temple Jerusalem: Called: Holy City Jesus, the Christ: Temptation of Pinnacle (Wing) of Temple 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 Devil: Character of Presumptuous The Devil: Tempted Christ the Second Temple: Christ: Miraculously Transported to a Pinnacle of

Matthew 4:5

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