Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- KJV Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
- NKJV Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- NASB Then the devil *took Him along into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
- NLT Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,
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Quick answer
The devil takes Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple in the holy city. The scene shifts to a second temptation.
Overview
Satan transports Jesus to a high point of the Jerusalem temple, the very center of Israel's worship. The setting sets up a temptation to test God presumptuously in a public, religious arena. The conflict between the Son of God and the devil continues at the heart of the holy city.
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- Luke 4:9Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
- Rev 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Matt 27:53After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
- Isa 48:2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Dan 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Dan 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
- Neh 11:18The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
- Neh 11:1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
- Isa 52:1Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- 2 Chr 3:4The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
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