Satan's Offer
Gordon Calthrop, M. A. Luke 4:6-7 And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me… Are men and women ever tempted in this way, and in our day? I think so. 1. There is the danger generally of pursuing legitimate ends by unlawful and unrighteous means. 2. The temptation to pious frauds, the suppression, misrepresentation, or obscuring of the truth in the supposed interests of religion. 3. With regard to our own personal salvation, the idea that there is some royal road into the glories and blessedness of the eternal kingdom. (Gordon Calthrop, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. WEB: The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.