Luke 4:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

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  • Matt 4:5-6 : 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, 6 and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
  • Luke 4:3 : 3 The devil said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
  • Rom 1:4 : 4 who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Matt 8:29 : 29 They cried out,“Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
  • 2 Chr 3:4 : 4 The porch in front of the main hall was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its height was 30 feet. He plated the inside with pure gold.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 So the LORD said to Satan,“All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”

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  • Matt 4:1-11
    11 verses
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    1 The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

    2 After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.

    3 The tempter came and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

    4 But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

    5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,

    6 and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

    7 Jesus said to him,“Once again it is written:‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

    8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.

    9 And he said to him,“I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”

    10 Then Jesus said to him,“Go away, Satan! For it is written:‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

    11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.

  • Luke 4:10-13
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    10 for it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’

    11 and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

    12 Jesus answered him,“It is said,‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

    13 So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.

  • Luke 4:1-8
    8 verses
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    1 The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,

    2 where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.

    3 The devil said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

    4 Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone.’”

    5 Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.

    6 And he said to him,“To you I will grant this whole realm– and the glory that goes along with it, for it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

    7 So then, if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”

    8 Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

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    40 and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”

    41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:

  • Mark 1:11-13
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    11 And a voice came from heaven:“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”

    12 The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.

    13 He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

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    22 So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him:“God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!”

    23 But he turned and said to Peter,“Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

  • Mark 8:32-33
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    32 He spoke openly about this. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

    33 But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said,“Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

  • 29 They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

  • 17 And a voice from heaven said,“This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”

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    40 When he came to the place, he said to them,“Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

    41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

  • 43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”

  • 31 “Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,

  • 42 As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

  • 35 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

  • 30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”

  • 11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”

  • Matt 17:4-5
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    4 So Peter said to Jesus,“Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

    5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”

  • 22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • 18 So he said to them,“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

  • 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven,“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”

  • 37 and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

  • 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”

  • 2 The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,