Matthew 4:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.”
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“Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Then doth the Devil take him to the <FI>holy<Fi> city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 4:5 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 3:4The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
- Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
- Nehemiah 11:18The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
- Isaiah 48:2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Daniel 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
- Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Matthew 27:53After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
- Luke 4:9Then 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.
- John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
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