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

3And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command His angels concerning You’; and ‘On their hands they will bear You up, So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’” 7Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• tookπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• the holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• and had Him standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• on the pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugion · pinnacleG4419
• of the templeἱερόςhieros · sacredG2413

Cross-references for Matthew 4:5

• Luke 4:9And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;
• John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
• Matthew 27:53and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.
• Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.
• Isaiah 48:2For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you.
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous acts, let now Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all those around us.
• Revelation 11:2Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months.
• 2 Chronicles 3:4The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it 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