Luke 4:5

Luke 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
• New International Version (NIV)The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Context of Luke 4:5

3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6And the devil said unto him, All this authority will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

Luke 4:5 word by word

Καὶ ἀναγαγὼν αὐτὸν ἔδειξεν αὐτῷ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας τῆς οἰκουμένης ἐν στιγμῇ χρόνουRead the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• takingἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• anὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• highὑψηλόςhupsēlos · highG5308
• shewedδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the kingdomsβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of the worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a momentστιγμήstigmē · instantG4743
• of timeχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550

Cross-references for Luke 4:5

• Mark 4:8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
• Ephesians 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
• Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
• 1 John 2:15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
• Psalms 73:19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Commentaries on Luke 4:5

• 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 4:5

• Ambition
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Antichrist
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Temptation of Christ

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