Matthew 4:8

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“Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.”

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BSBPD

“Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 4:8 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Esther 1:4And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
  2. Esther 5:11Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
  3. Psalms 49:16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
  4. Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
  5. Matthew 4:5Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
  6. Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
  7. Luke 4:5Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
  8. Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
  9. 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
  10. 1 John 2:15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
  11. Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

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