Matthew 4:5

Matthew 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Context of Matthew 4:5

3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’ ” Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. 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.’ ” 7Jesus said to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

Matthew 4:5 word by word

Τότε παραλαμβάνει αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν πόλιν καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• takethπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• settethἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugion · pinnacleG4419
• of the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411

Cross-references for Matthew 4:5

• Luke 4:9Then 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!
• John 19:11Jesus answered Pilate, “You wouldn’t have any authority over me if it hadn’t been given to you from above. That’s why the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
• Matthew 27:53They came out of the tombs after he had come back to life, and they went into the holy city where they appeared to many people.
• Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people drew lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The remaining nine-tenths were supposed to live in the other cities.
• Isaiah 48:2You call yourselves ⌞citizens⌟ of the holy city. You depend on the God of Israel. His name is the Lord of Armies.
• Isaiah 52:1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, holy city of Jerusalem. Godless and evil people will no longer come to you.
• Daniel 9:16Lord, since you are very righteous, turn your anger and fury away from your city, Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Jerusalem and your people are insulted by everyone around us because of our sins and the wicked things our ancestors did.
• Revelation 11:2But do not measure the temple courtyard. Leave that out, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
• 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.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Pinnacle of the temple - It is very likely that this was what was called the , the king's gallery; which, as Josephus says, "deserves to be mentioned among the most magnificent things under the sun: for upon a stupendous depth of a valley, scarcely to be fathomed by the eye of him that stands above, Herod erected a gallery of a vast height, from the top of which if any looked down, he would grow dizzy, his eyes not being able to reach so vast a depth."…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then the devil taketh him up - This does not mean that he bore him through the air; or that he compelled him to go against his will, or that he performed a miracle in any way to place him there. There is no evidence that Satan had power to do any of these things, and the word translated taketh him Up does not imply any such thing. It means to conduct one; to lead one; to attend or accompany one; or to induce one to go. It is used in the following places…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Jesus refused to test God by assuming God would always protect him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Then the devil taketh him up--rather, "conducteth Him." into the holy city--so called (as in Is 48:2; Ne 11:1) from its being "the city of the Great King," the seat of the temple, the metropolis of all Jewish worship. and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple--rather, "the pinnacle"--a certain well-known projection. Whether this refers to the highest summit of the temple, which bristled with golden spikes [Josephus, Antiquities, 5.5,6]; or whether it…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:5

• Church
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Pinnacle (Wing)
• Presumption
• Satan
• Suicide
• Temple
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• holy city
• Dash
• Fame
• Humiliation of Christ
• Light
• Pinnacle
• Satan
• Temptation
• Tempter
• Torment

Commentaries on Matthew 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