Satan Offering Stolen Goods
Bishop Hacker. 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… And before whom could he have told this tale, to be taken in a lie so soon, as by driving this bargain with Christ? As if a thief should steal plate, and offer to sell it to the owner; or a plagiary, filtch a great deal out of a book, and rehearse it for his own before the author. So the tempter had robbed Christ of that honour and majesty which was most properly His own (I mean he robbed Him of it by the blasphemy and falsehood of his tongue), and then brings it to Christ to barter it away for other merchandise. (Bishop Hacker.) 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.