Matthew 4:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

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  • Matt 27:53 : 53 And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
  • Luke 4:9 : 9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.
  • Isa 48:2 : 2 For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.
  • Isa 52:1 : 1 Awake! awake! put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful robes, O Jerusalem, the holy town: for from now there will never again come into you the unclean and those without circumcision.
  • Rev 11:2 : 2 But do not take the measure of the space outside the house; because it has been given to the nations: and the holy town will be under their feet for forty-two months.
  • 2 Chr 3:4 : 4 And the covered way in front of the house was twenty cubits long, as wide as the house, and a hundred and twenty cubits high, all plated inside with the best gold.
  • Dan 9:16 : 16 O Lord, because of your righteousness, let your wrath and your passion be turned away from your town Jerusalem, your holy mountain: because, through our sins and the evil-doing of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a cause of shame to all who are round about us.
  • Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been fixed for your people and your holy town, to let wrongdoing be complete and sin come to its full limit, and for the clearing away of evil-doing and the coming in of eternal righteousness: so that the vision and the word of the prophet may be stamped as true, and to put the holy oil on a most holy place.
  • Neh 11:18 : 18 All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.
  • John 19:11 : 11 Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 4:1-13
    13 verses
    91%

    1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

    2 For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

    3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

    4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

    5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

    6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

    7 If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.

    8 And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

    9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

    10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

    11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

    12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

  • Matt 4:6-11
    6 verses
    86%

    6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

    7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    8 Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

    9 And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

    10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

    11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

  • Matt 4:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

    2 And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.

    3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

    4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

    13 And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

  • Luke 4:29
    70%

    29 And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

  • Luke 22:40
    69%

    40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

  • Luke 4:35
    68%

    35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

  • Luke 10:18
    68%

    18 And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.

  • Mark 3:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

    23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

  • Luke 22:31
    68%

    31 Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:

  • Mark 8:33
    68%

    33 But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

  • Matt 16:23
    67%

    23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

  • Jas 4:7
    67%

    7 For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

  • Matt 27:40
    67%

    40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • Mark 9:2
    67%

    2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

  • Luke 11:15
    67%

    15 But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

  • Rev 12:9
    67%

    9 And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.

  • Mark 3:26-27
    2 verses
    67%

    26 And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

    27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

  • Eph 4:27
    66%

    27 And do not give way to the Evil One.

  • 1 Pet 5:8
    66%

    8 Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

  • 2 Thess 2:4
    66%

    4 Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.

  • Job 2:2
    66%

    2 And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

  • Job 1:7
    66%

    7 And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

  • Luke 19:45
    66%

    45 And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,

  • Luke 9:42
    66%

    42 And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

  • Luke 8:12
    66%

    12 Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

  • Rev 21:10
    66%

    10 And he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,