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the world and their glory. <a href="/kjv/matthew/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/matthew/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Again, the devil took Him along to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; <a href="/nasb/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; <a href="/nasb77/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; <a href="/lsb/matthew/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; <a href="/amp/matthew/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory [splendor, magnificence, and excellence] of them; <a href="/csb/matthew/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. <a href="/asv/matthew/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; <a href="/cev/matthew/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. <a href="/erv/matthew/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; <a href="/gwt/matthew/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. <a href="/gnt/matthew/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness. <a href="/isv/matthew/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor. <a href="/msb/matthew/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <a href="/net/matthew/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. <a href="/nheb/matthew/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. <a href="/wbt/matthew/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Again, the devil taketh him up upon an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, <a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour, <a href="/web/matthew/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Again the Devil takes Him to a very high mountain, and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, <a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Again the devil takes Him to a mountain exceedingly high and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <a href="/ylt/matthew/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, <a href="/slt/matthew/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Again, the devil takes him into a very high mount, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, <a href="/cpdv/matthew/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Again, the devil took him up, onto a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, <a href="/nabre/matthew/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Again the adversary took him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Again The Devil brought him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the Kingdoms of the world and their glory.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, <a href="/godbey/matthew/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Again the devil takes Him into an exceedingly high mountain, and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of the same, <a href="/haweis/matthew/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Again the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; <a href="/mace/matthew/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Again, the devil accompanyed him up a very high mountain, and representing to him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them: all these things, <a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour, <a href="/worrell/matthew/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Again the Devil takes Him into an exceedingly high mountain, and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; <a href="/worsley/matthew/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Again the devil taketh Him to a very high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; <a href="/parallel/matthew/4-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=668" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">The Temptation of Jesus</a> …7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 8<a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: Palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">Again,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1228.htm" title="1228: diabolos (Adj-NMS) -- From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan.">devil</a> <a href="/greek/3880.htm" title="3880: paralambanei (V-PIA-3S) -- From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn.">took</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3029.htm" title="3029: lian (Adv) -- Very; very much, exceedingly, greatly. Of uncertain affinity; much.">a very</a> <a href="/greek/5308.htm" title="5308: hypsēlon (Adj-ANS) -- High, lofty. From hupsos; lofty.">high</a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: oros (N-ANS) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">mountain</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1166.htm" title="1166: deiknysin (V-PIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show.">showed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasas (Adj-AFP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932: basileias (N-AFP) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdoms</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmou (N-GMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GF3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: doxan (N-AFS) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glory.</a> 9“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/4-5.htm">Luke 4:5-7</a> Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. / “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. / So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.” <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a> Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” <a href="/daniel/7-14.htm">Daniel 7:14</a> And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31</a> Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. <a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a> We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. <a href="/revelation/13-2.htm">Revelation 13:2</a> The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Psalm 2:8</a> Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. <a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24</a> By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a> You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a> The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. <a href="/john/14-30.htm">John 14:30</a> I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me. <a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-14</a> The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast. / They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1-4</a> Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan, / all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, / the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar. ... <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Ezekiel 40:2</a> In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city. <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a> so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Again, the devil takes him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;the devil.<a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5</a> Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,<a href="/luke/4-5.htm">Luke 4:5-7</a> And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time… and sheweth.<a href="/matthew/16-26.htm">Matthew 16:26</a> For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?<a href="/esther/1-4.htm">Esther 1:4</a> When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.<a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Esther 5:11</a> And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/matthew/2-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/numbers/23-3.htm">Shews</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-26.htm">Showeth</a> <a href="/haggai/2-9.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/daniel/4-36.htm">Splendour</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Top</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-12.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/matthew/4-11.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/4-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/luke/4-5.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-1.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/john/5-20.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/romans/9-16.htm">Shews</a> <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/john/5-20.htm">Showeth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-29.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/luke/4-7.htm">Splendour</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Top</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 4</div>1. <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Jesus, fasting forty days, </a> 3. <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">is tempted by the devil and ministered unto by angels.</a> 12. <a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">He dwells in Capernaum;</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">begins to preach;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">calls Peter and Andrew,</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/4-21.htm">James and John;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">teaches and heals all the diseased.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain This phrase indicates a continuation of the temptations of Jesus by the devil. The use of "again" suggests a persistent effort by Satan to lead Jesus astray. The "very high mountain" is symbolic rather than a specific geographical location, as no single mountain could offer a view of all the world's kingdoms. Mountains in biblical literature often represent places of revelation or significant spiritual encounters, such as Mount Sinai or the Mount of Transfiguration. This setting emphasizes the magnitude of the temptation and the spiritual battle taking place.and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world The devil's ability to show Jesus "all the kingdoms of the world" suggests a supernatural vision rather than a physical sight. This vision represents the political and cultural powers of the earth, highlighting the temptation of worldly authority and dominion. In the biblical context, kingdoms often symbolize human power structures in contrast to God's kingdom. This temptation echoes the promise of dominion given to Adam, which was marred by sin, and contrasts with the spiritual kingdom Jesus came to establish.and their glory The "glory" of the kingdoms refers to their wealth, splendor, and power. In the ancient world, kingdoms were often judged by their military might, economic prosperity, and cultural achievements. This temptation appeals to human desires for power and prestige. However, Jesus' mission was not to seek earthly glory but to fulfill the will of the Father, ultimately leading to the cross. This moment foreshadows the choice between temporary earthly glory and eternal spiritual victory, a theme prevalent throughout Jesus' ministry and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is being tempted by the devil in the wilderness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_devil.htm">The Devil</a> Also known as Satan, the adversary who tempts Jesus, attempting to divert Him from His divine mission. 3. <a href="/topical/a/a_very_high_mountain.htm">A Very High Mountain</a> The location to which the devil takes Jesus to show Him all the kingdoms of the world. This symbolizes a place of perspective and temptation. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kingdoms_of_the_world.htm">Kingdoms of the World</a> Represents earthly power, authority, and glory, which the devil offers to Jesus as a temptation. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The broader setting of Jesus' temptation, a place of testing and spiritual trial.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_temptation.htm">Understanding Temptation</a> Recognize that temptation often involves the allure of power, glory, and immediate gratification, which can distract us from God's will. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Be aware of the spiritual battle we face and the devil's tactics to divert us from our divine purpose. <a href="/topical/s/scriptural_defense.htm">Scriptural Defense</a> Emphasize the importance of knowing and using Scripture to resist temptation, as Jesus did. <a href="/topical/t/true_worship.htm">True Worship</a> Focus on worshiping and serving God alone, rejecting any offers that compromise our faith and devotion. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Maintain an eternal perspective, valuing God's kingdom over earthly power and glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 4</a> <a href="/q/how_does_satan's_claim_fit_god's_rule.htm">If the devil claimed authority over “all the kingdoms” (Matthew 4:8–9), how does that align with God’s sovereignty? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_fast.htm">What was the purpose of Jesus' fasting?</a> <a href="/q/is_satan_loved_by_god.htm">Is Satan loved by God?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'deal_with_the_devil'_mean.htm">What does "Deal with the Devil" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) An exceeding high mountain.--Here, if proof were wanted, we have evidence that all that passed in the Temptation was in the region of which the spirit, and not the senses, takes cognisance. No "specular mount" (I use Milton's phrase) in the whole earth commands a survey of "all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them." St. Luke's addition "in a moment of time," in one of those flashes of intuition which concentrate into a single act of consciousness the work of years, adds, if anything could add, to the certainty of this view. Milton's well-known expansion of this part of the Temptation (Paradise Regained, Book III.), though too obviously the work of a scholar exulting in his scholarship, is yet worth studying as the first serious attempt to realise in part, at least, what must thus have been presented to our Lord's mind.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Into an exceeding high mountain (εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν; cf. <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Ezekiel 40:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a>). Not in Luke. While no material mountain would have enabled our Lord to see all the kingdoms, etc., with his bodily eyes, it is probable that the physical elevation and distance of landscape would psychologically help such a vision. The Quarantana, which "commands a noble prospect" (Soein's ' Baedeker,' p. 263), may have been the spot. In the case of Ezekiel it is expressly said that his being "brought into the land of Israel, and set upon a very high mountain," was only "in the visions of God." All the kingdoms of the world (τοῦ κόσμου; but Luke, τῆς ρἰκουμένης, i.e. of the whole world as occupied by man, cf. Bishop Westcott on <a href="/hebrews/2-5.htm">Hebrews 2:5</a>). Cyrus says (<a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Ezra 1:2</a>), "All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord, the God of heaven, given me." And the glory of them'; "i.e. their resources, wealth, the magnificence and greatness of their cities, their fertile lands, their thronging population" (Thayer); cf. <a href="/matthew/6-29.htm">Matthew 6:29</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24, 26</a>. The kingdoms themselves and their outward show. Contrast the words of the seraphim, "The whole earth is full of his glory" (<a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>). In Luke this expression does not occur at this point, but in the tempter's words. As it there comes more abruptly, that is perhaps the more original position. St. Luke adds, "In a moment of time." <a href="/commentaries/matthew/4-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Again, Πάλιν (Palin) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. devil διάβολος (diabolos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1228.htm">Strong's 1228: </a> From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan. took παραλαμβάνει (paralambanei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3880.htm">Strong's 3880: </a> From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a very λίαν (lian) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3029.htm">Strong's 3029: </a> Very; very much, exceedingly, greatly. Of uncertain affinity; much. high ὑψηλὸν (hypsēlon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5308.htm">Strong's 5308: </a> High, lofty. From hupsos; lofty. mountain ὄρος (oros) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. showed δείκνυσιν (deiknysin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1166.htm">Strong's 1166: </a> A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show. Him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. all πάσας (pasas) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kingdoms βασιλείας (basileias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm">Strong's 932: </a> From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world κόσμου (kosmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. glory. δόξαν (doxan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 4:8 Again the devil took him to (Matt. 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