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Luke 4:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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: "
Luke 4:9
Verse in Context
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If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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:
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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Luke 4:1
"And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,"
Luke 4:2
"Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered."
Luke 4:3
"And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread."
Luke 4:4
"And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."
Luke 4:5
"And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time."
Luke 4:6
"And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it."
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