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And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.(A)

Jesus said to him, [a]On the other hand, it is written also, You shall not tempt, [b]test thoroughly, or [c]try exceedingly the Lord your God.(B)

Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Matthew 4:7 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 4:7 Robert Young, Analytical Concordance to the Bible.

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