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

7So if you will worship me, all this will be yours.” 8Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” Then the devil took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump from here! 10Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you to watch over you carefully. 11They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’ ”

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he broughtἄγωagō · to bringG71
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• setἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a pinnacleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugion · pinnacleG4419
• of the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• thou beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• downκάτωkatō katōterō · underG2736
• from henceἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen · from hereG1782

Cross-references for Luke 4:9

• Job 2:6The Lord told Satan, “He is in your power, but you must spare his life!”
• Matthew 4:5Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple.
• 2 Chronicles 3:4The entrance hall in front of ⌞the main room⌟ was 30 feet wide (the same as the width of the temple) and 30 feet high. He covered its inside walls with pure gold.
• Luke 4:3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
• Matthew 4:6He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’ ”
• Matthew 8:29They shouted, “Why are you bothering us now, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before it is time?”
• Romans 1:4In his spiritual, holy nature he was declared the Son of God. This was shown in a powerful way when he came back to life.

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