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Luke 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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 4:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 4:513 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
ἀναγαγὼνanagagōn
having led upverbG321
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἔδειξενedeixen
devilverbG1228
αὐτῷautō
to HimpronounG846
πάσαςpasas
alladjectiveG3956
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
βασιλείαςbasileias
kingdomsnounG932
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
οἰκουμένηςoikoumenēs
worldnounG3625
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
στιγμῇstigmē
a momentnounG4743
χρόνουchronou
of timenounG5550
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 4:5

The enemy had first assailed Christ by the temptation of the appetite, as also he did Adam. He next tempts Him with the desire of gain or covetousness, showing Him all the kingdoms of the world. Hence it follows, And the devil taking him up.

Theophylact · 11th century

What marvel that He permitted Himself to be led by the devil into the mountains, who even in endured to be crucified in His own body?

Gregory the Great · 6th century

Or, the devil described the world in language, and as he thought brought it vividly before our Lord’s mind as though it were a certain house.

TITUS BOST ·
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