Practical Reflections
Matthew 4:5
Then the devil takes him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple,…


1. No place is so sacred as to be free from the devil's intrusion.

2. The difference between God's miracles and Satan's prodigies.

3. How different is the guidance of our Saviour from the guidance of our adversary; He casts down and then lifts up.

4. Ye who dwell in lofty places remark that Satan is ever near to take advantage of your unwatchfulness and give you a shameful fall.

5. The limitation of his power.

(L. H. Wiseman.)



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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