Defeat Made Subservient to Victory by Satan
Matthew 4:8
Again, the devil takes him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;…


It is said of the Duke of Wellington, that he knew how to extract from defeat the means of victory. The prince of darkness is well skilled in this art.

(L. H. Wiseman.)Kingdoms of the world. — His aim was to induce Jesus to seek universal dominion in an easier way than the prophets had foretold, and which the Father had marked out.

(L. H. Wiseman.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

WEB: Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.




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