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 when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall uphold, thee, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy 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

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

Cross-references for Matthew 4:5

• Luke 4:9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from here:
• John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee hath the greater sin.
• Matthew 27:53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
• Nehemiah 11:1And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
• Isaiah 48:2For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thy anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people have become a reproach to all that are about us.
• Revelation 11:2But the court which is outside the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given to the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
• 2 Chronicles 3:4And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within 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