Matthew 4:5 Then the devil takes him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple, I. SATAN'S DOUBT. "If Thou be the Son of God," etc. II. His PURPOSE. He urged on Christ an act of self-destruction. He was from the beginning the cause of death in all forms. III. The ARGUMENT with which he supported it. A quotation from Scripture. IV. The PASSION to which he appealed. The pride of the human heart, to display. V. It was a REAL temptation; it contanned desire, collision between desire and law, suggestion, and free will. (W. H. Hutchings, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,WEB: Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, |
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