Matthew 4:5 Then the devil takes him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple, The apparent teaching of any isolated text of Scripture always needs to be interpreted and limited by the whole of Scripture. 2. There is often the exaggeration and distortion of virtue. Trust becomes presumption. Strike any one note of human goodness and you will be sure to hear its accompanying discord. (G. S. Barrett, B. 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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