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 therefore thou wilt do homage before me, all [of it] shall be thine. 8And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence; 10for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee; 11and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike 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
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• downκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736

Cross-references for Luke 4:9

• Job 2:6And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
• Matthew 4:5Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,
• 2 Chronicles 3:4And the porch which was in front was twenty cubits in length, in front of the house broadways, and the height was a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
• Luke 4:3And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.
• Matthew 4:6and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
• Matthew 8:29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?
• Romans 1:4marked out Son of God in power, according to [the] Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of [the] dead) 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
• Son of God
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Pinnacle
• Rebuke
• Temptation

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