Luke 4:9

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:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
brought	Ἤγαγεν Ēgagen	G71	properly · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm	G2419	Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
set	ἔστησεν estēsen	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
pinnacle	πτερύγιον pterugion	G4419	a winglet · noun — accusative singular neuter
temple	ἱεροῦ hi'erou	G2411	a sacred place · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
If	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
be	εἶ eî	G1488	thou art
Son	υἱὸς huios	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — nominative singular masculine
God	θεοῦ, theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
cast	βάλε bale	G906	to throw (in various applications · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
thyself	σεαυτοῦ seautoû	G4572	of (with
down	κάτω· katō	G2736	downwards · preposition
hence	ἐντεῦθεν enteuthen	G1782	hence (literally or figuratively) · adverb

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Cross-references

Matthew 4:5-6 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the tim…
Luke 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
2 Chronicles 3:4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height…
Job 2:6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:1-13

The last words of the foregoing chapter, that Jesus was the Son of Adam, bespeak him to be the seed of the woman; being so, we have here, according to the promise, breaking the serpent's head, baffling and foiling the devil in all his temptations, who by one temptation had baffled and foiled our first parents. Thus, in the beginning of the war, he made reprisals upon him, and conquered the conqueror. In this story of Christ's temptation, observe, I. How he was prepared and fitted for it. He that designed him the trial furnished him accordingly; for though we know not what exercises may be before us, nor what encounters we may be reserved for, Christ did, and was provided accordingly; and God…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 4:7

If thou - wilt worship me - This temptation is the last in order, as related by Matthew; and it is not reasonable to suppose that any other succeeded to it. Luke has here told the particulars, but not in the order in which they took place. See every circumstance of this temptation considered and explained in the notes on Mat 4:1-11 (note).

John Gill on Luke 4:9

And he brought him to Jerusalem,.... The holy city, as Matthew calls it, from the wilderness thither; where he found him, and first attacked him, and perhaps he brought him through the air: and set him on a pinnacle of the temple; which was in Jerusalem; See Gill on Matthew 4:6. And said unto him, if thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence; from the pinnacle of the temple, on which he was set; See Gill on Matthew 4:6.

John Calvin on Luke 4:5-11

Luke 4:5-13 Matthew 4:5-11 Mark 1:13 Luke 4:5-13 5. Then the devil taketh [313] him into the holy city, and placeth him on the pinnacle [314] of the temple, 6. And saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, throw thyself down: for it is written, He will command his angels concerning thee, and they will carry thee in their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7. Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8. Again, the devil taketh him to a very high mountain, and pointeth out to him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9. And saith to him, All these things I will give thee, if, falling down, thou shalt adore me. 10…

The Church Fathers

For it is of the devil to cast one's self into dangers, and try whether God will rescue us.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He followed evidently as a wrestler, gladly setting out to meet the temptation, and saying, as it were, Lead me where you will, and you will find me the stronger in every thing.
— Origen of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(non occ.) The devil entered not into a contest with God, (for he durst not, and therefore said, If thou art the Son of God,) but he contended with man whom once he had power to deceive.
— Athanasius of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Pinnacle — A little wing, (Matt. 4:5; Luke 4:9). On the southern side of the temple court was a range of porches or cloisters forming three arcades. At the south-eastern corner the roof of this cloister was…
Jesus, The Christ · 1:12,13; — 1:12,13;
Presumption · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Suicide · Temptation to, of Jesus — Temptation to, of Jesus
Temple, The Second · Christ: Miraculously transported to a pinnacle of — Christ: Miraculously transported to a pinnacle of
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:1-13

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:7

John Gill on Luke 4:9

John Calvin on Luke 4:5-11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:1-13

Adam Clarke on Luke 4:7

John Gill on Luke 4:9

John Calvin on Luke 4:5-11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 4:8