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The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited world in a moment of time.
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A Supernatural Vision
Commentators widely agree that this was not a literal, physical viewing from a mountaintop, as seeing the whole world is impossible. Instead, they describe it as a supernatural, mental vision—a 'satanic movie performance' (Robertson) or a 'phantasm' (Gill). This vision happened instantaneously, designed to overwhelm Jesus.
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Luke
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The world (της οικουμενης). The inhabited world. In Mt 4:8 it is του κοσμου.
In a moment of time (εν στιγμ…
19th Century
Anglican
The kingdoms of the world.—St. Luke uses the word (literally, the inhabited world) which was commonly used as co-extensiv…
Baptist
And the devil,
Now he tries him again. There is wave upon wave trying to wash the Son of man off his feet.
Taking him up …
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The second temptation involves similar issues. In a vision, the devil takes Jesus to a “high place” and offers him the world. Once again, what the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the devil taking him up into an high mountain Somewhere near Jerusalem, but what mountain is not certain. The Ev…
Presbyterian
Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter, for there He was alone; no one was with Him by whose prayers and advice He…
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