Luke 4:9

Luke 4:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

Context of Luke 4:9

7If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. 8And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee: 11and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Luke 4:9 word by word

Ἤγαγεν δὲ αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἔστησεν ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν ἐντεῦθεν κάτω·Read the interlinear

• ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• setἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugion · pinnacleG4419
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• downκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736

Cross-references for Luke 4:9

• Job 2:6And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
• Matthew 4:5Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
• 2 Chronicles 3:4And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
• Luke 4:3And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.
• Matthew 4:6and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
• Matthew 8:29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
• Romans 1:4who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord,

Commentaries on Luke 4:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11. Luke 4:2 Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3. He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting. Luke 4:13 Departed for a season…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13The 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:9

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Presumption
• Satan
• Suicide
• Temple
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jerusalem
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Pinnacle
• Rebuke

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings