Matthew 4:8

Matthew 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Context of Matthew 4:8

6“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 7Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

Matthew 4:8 word by word

Πάλιν παραλαμβάνει αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν καὶ δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• takethπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• an exceedingλίανlian · greatlyG3029
• highὑψηλόςhupsēlos · highG5308
• mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shewethδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the kingdomsβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391

Cross-references for Matthew 4:8

• Matthew 4:5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
• Luke 4:5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
• Matthew 16:26What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
• Esther 1:4For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.
• Esther 5:11Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials.
• Psalms 49:16Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases;
• Daniel 4:30he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”
• Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• 1 John 2:15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
• Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”

Commentaries on Matthew 4:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8An exceeding high mountain, and showeth him - If the words, all the kingdoms of the world, be taken in a literal sense, then this must have been a visionary representation, as the highest mountain on the face of the globe could not suffice to make evident even one hemisphere of the earth, and the other must of necessity be in darkness. But if we take the world to mean only the land of Judea, and some of the surrounding nations, as it appears sometimes to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8An exceeding high mountain - It is not known what mountain this was. It was probably some elevated place in the vicinity of Jerusalem, from the top of which could be seen no small part of the land of Palestine. The Abbe Mariti speaks of a mountain on which he was, which answers to the description here. “This part of the mountain,” says he, “overlooks the mountains of Arabia, the country of Gilead, the country of the Amorites, the plains of Moab, the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Satan is called "the prince of this world" in John 12:31. He offered Jesus control over all the world's kingdoms and their power. Satan did this to try to stop Jesus from fulfilling God's will. Glory means political power and control (for example, Matthew 6:29). Satan planned to tempt Jesus to misuse his divine nature as Son. He wanted to distract him from the path of suffering and obedience that led to the crucifixion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Again, the devil taketh him up--"conducteth him," as before. into--or "unto" an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them--Luke (Lu 4:5) adds the important clause, "in a moment of time"; a clause which seems to furnish a key to the true meaning. That a scene was presented to our Lord's natural eye seems plainly expressed. But to limit this to the most extensive scene which the natural eye could take…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:8

• Ambition
• Falsehood
• Glory
• Jesus Continued
• Mountain
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Dash
• Fame
• Glory
• Humiliation of Christ
• Light
• Quarantania
• 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