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him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. <a href="/nlt/matthew/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, <a href="/esv/matthew/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple <a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. <a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then the devil takes Him to the holy city and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/kjv/matthew/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/nkjv/matthew/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/nasb_/matthew/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the devil took Him along into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/nasb/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/nasb77/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the devil took Him into the holy city; and he had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/lsb/matthew/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/amp/matthew/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the devil took Him into the holy city [Jerusalem] and placed Him on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple. <a href="/csb/matthew/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/hcsb/matthew/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the Devil took Him to the holy city, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/asv/matthew/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/cev/matthew/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Next, the devil took Jesus into the holy city to the highest part of the temple. <a href="/erv/matthew/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/gwt/matthew/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. <a href="/gnt/matthew/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple, <a href="/isv/matthew/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the devil took him to the Holy City and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. <a href="/msb/matthew/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. <a href="/net/matthew/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, <a href="/nheb/matthew/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/wbt/matthew/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, <a href="/web/matthew/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then the Devil takes Him to the [holy] city, and sets Him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then the devil takes Him to the holy city and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/ylt/matthew/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/slt/matthew/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and sets him upon the small wing of the temple;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/cpdv/matthew/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then the devil took him up, into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/nabre/matthew/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the adversary took him to the holy city, and he made him to stand up on the pinnacle of the temple. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Then The Devil brought him to The Holy City, and stood him on the pinnacle of The Temple.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then the devil took him into the holy city, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/godbey/matthew/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/haweis/matthew/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and placed him on a wing of the temple, <a href="/mace/matthew/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then the devil took Jesus with him to Jerusalem, and having set him on the wing of the temple, he said to him, <a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, <a href="/worrell/matthew/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Then the Devil takes Him into the holy city, and placed Him on the pinnacle of the temple, <a href="/worsley/matthew/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then the devil taketh Him into the holy city, and setteth Him on a wing of the temple, <a href="/parallel/matthew/4-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=639" 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> …4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” 5<a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</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/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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagian (Adj-AFS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: estēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">set</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/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- 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/4419.htm" title="4419: pterygion (N-ANS) -- An extremity, battlement, parapet, apex. Neuter of a presumed derivative of pterux; a winglet, i.e. extremity.">pinnacle</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- 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/2411.htm" title="2411: hierou (N-GNS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple.</a> 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.’ ”…<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/4-9.htm">Luke 4:9</a> Then 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. <a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11-12</a> For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14</a> And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, <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="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a> One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” ... <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21</a> while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. <a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5</a> Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a> And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">Acts 5:19</a> But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, <a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a> Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. <a href="/john/1-51.htm">John 1:51</a> Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then the devil takes him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple,taketh.<a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Luke 4:9</a> And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:<a href="/john/19-11.htm">John 19:11</a> Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.the holy.<a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53</a> And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.<a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1</a> And 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.<a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Isaiah 48:2</a> For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.on.<a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a> And 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Pinnacle</a> <a href="/haggai/2-11.htm">Point</a> <a href="/jonah/4-5.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Pinnacle</a> <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Point</a> <a href="/matthew/8-8.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Temple</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> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/matthew/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Then the devil The Greek word for "devil" is "diabolos," meaning "slanderer" or "accuser." In the biblical narrative, the devil is portrayed as the adversary of God and humanity, seeking to lead people away from divine truth. This encounter highlights the spiritual warfare that believers face, reminding us of the devil's persistent attempts to undermine faith and obedience to God.took Him The phrase "took Him" suggests a forceful or authoritative action. In the context of Jesus' temptation, it underscores the devil's audacity in attempting to manipulate and control even the Son of God. This serves as a powerful reminder of the spiritual authority and resilience required to resist temptation and remain steadfast in faith.to the holy city The "holy city" refers to Jerusalem, a place of profound religious significance for the Jewish people. Jerusalem is often seen as the center of worship and the dwelling place of God. By taking Jesus to this sacred location, the devil attempts to exploit the spiritual and cultural importance of the city to challenge Jesus' mission and identity.and set Him The act of setting Jesus on the pinnacle implies a deliberate positioning for a test or trial. This action symbolizes the devil's attempt to place Jesus in a situation of vulnerability and potential compromise. It serves as a metaphor for the trials believers face, where they must rely on God's strength to stand firm.on the pinnacle of the temple The "pinnacle of the temple" refers to the highest point of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. The temple was the heart of Jewish worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. By placing Jesus here, the devil seeks to challenge His trust in God and His understanding of His divine mission. This setting emphasizes the gravity of the temptation and the need for unwavering faith in God's promises.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The order of the last two temptations is different in St. Luke, and the variation is instructive. Either St. Luke's informant was less accurate than St. Matthew's, or the impressions left on the minds of those to whom the mystery had been communicated were slightly different. Especially was this likely to be the case, if the trial had been (as the narratives of St. Mark and St. Luke show) protracted, and the temptations therefore recurring. St. Matthew's order seems, on the whole, the truest, and the "Get thee behind me, Satan," fits in better with the close of the conflict.Taketh him up into the holy city.--The use of this term to describe Jerusalem (<a href="/luke/4-9.htm" title="And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you be the Son of God, cast yourself down from hence:">Luke 4:9</a>) is peculiar to St. Matthew among the Evangelists, and is used again by him in <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm" title="And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.">Matthew 27:53</a>. St. John uses it in <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm" title="But the court which is without 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.">Revelation 11:2</a> of the literal, in <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm" title="And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.">Revelation 21:2</a> of the heavenly, Jerusalem. The analogy of <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm" title="The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of the valley which was full of bones,">Ezekiel 37:1</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm" title="In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me on a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.">Ezekiel 40:2</a>, where the prophet is carried from place to place in the vision of God, leads us to think of this "taking" as outside the conditions of local motion. As St. Paul said of like spiritual experiences of his own (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm" title="I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.">2Corinthians 12:2</a>), so we must say of this, Whether it was in the body, or out of the body, we know not, God knoweth. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Then the devil taketh him up. Revised Version omits "up." Matthew (παραλαμβάνει, here and ver. 8) lays stress on the companionship, and, in a sense, compulsion; Luke (ἤγαγεν, ver. 9; ἀναγαγὼν, ver. 5), on guidance and locality. Into the holy city (Luke, "into Jerusalem"). From <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Isaiah 52:1</a>, the end of which verse, "There shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean," heightens the implied contrast of the devil's presence there. (For the expression, cf. also <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Matthew 27:53</a>; <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2, 10</a>; also <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11, 12</a>.) The name has remained down to the present day (El-Kuds). And setteth; and he set (Revised Version, with manuscripts). The right reading (ἔστησεν, as in Luke) is probably a trace of the basis common to the two records. Possibly, however, it may here be a merely accidental similarity with Luke (who employs the aorist throughout the section), caused by Matthew's desire to emphasize the momentariness of the devil's act. Some think that, as at the end of the temptation Christ is in the wilderness, this removal to Jerusalem is solely mental, without any motion of his body. Improbable; for to make such a temptation real, our Lord's mind must have suffered complete illusion. He must have thought that he was "on the pinnacle." On a (the, Revised Version) pinnacle of the temple (ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦ) . What is exactly meant by this definite and evidently well-known term is not easy now to determine. "Some understand this of the top or apex of the sanctuary (τοῦ ναοῦ) [cf. Hegesippus, in Eusebius, 'Hist. Eccl.,' 2:23:11, 12 (Heinichen), where the Jews bid James stand, ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦ, and it is afterwards said that they set him ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ναοῦ]; others of the top of Solomon's porch; and others of the top of the Royal Portico" (Thayer). Of this last Josephus ('Ant.,' 15:11. 5) makes special mention, saying, in his exaggerated style, that human sight could not reach from the top of it to the bottom of the ravine on whose edge it stood. Edersheim ('Life,' etc., 1:303) thinks that possibly the term means "the extreme corner of the 'wing-like' porch, or ulam, which led into the Sanctuary." This last would suit a possible interpretation of <a href="/daniel/9-27.htm">Daniel 9:27</a>, as referring to a part of the temple under the name of "the pinnacle," which had been used for heathen sacrifices, probably in the worship of the sun. Cf. Revised Version margin there, with the ἐπὶ τὸ ἱερόν of Theodotion's version, and also the LXX. itself (vide Field's 'Hexapla'). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/4-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Τότε (Tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. 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. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine 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. holy ἁγίαν (hagian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. city πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. set ἔστησεν (estēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. 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. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter 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. pinnacle πτερύγιον (pterygion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4419.htm">Strong's 4419: </a> An extremity, battlement, parapet, apex. Neuter of a presumed derivative of pterux; a winglet, i.e. extremity. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter 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. temple. ἱεροῦ (hierou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/4-5.htm">Matthew 4:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him into (Matt. 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