Luke 4:9

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Luke 4:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

8 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

9 Then 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.

10 For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;

11 and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Job 2:6

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

2 Chronicles 3:4

The 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.

Luke 4:3

The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

Matthew 4:6

“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

Matthew 8:29

“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Romans 1:4

and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.