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and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, `He will give his angels charge concerning you.` and, `On their hands they will bear you up, So that you don`t dash your foot against a stone.`"
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Satan's Deceptive Scripture
Commentators unanimously highlight that Satan's temptation involves quoting Scripture (Psalms 91:11–12) deceptively. He strategically omits the crucial phrase "to keep you in all your ways," twisting a promise of protection for those in God's will into a license for presumption. This serves as a stark warning against taking verses out of context or using God's Word to justify actions contrary to His character and commands.
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Cast thyself down (βαλε σεαυτον κατω). The appeal to hurl himself down into the abyss below would intensify the nervous dread that…
19th Century
Anglican
If you are the Son of God — In this case, as before, the temptation starts from the attestation of Jesus's character as the Son of…
Baptist
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a ston…
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The second temptation (Luke’s third) is set in the “holy city,” on the highest point of the temple complex (see comment on Lk 4:9–12). Satan quoted…
16th Century
Protestant
He will charge his angels concerning thee. We must observe this malice of Satan in misapplying a quotation of Scripture, for the purpose o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And says unto him, if you are the Son of God He addresses him after the same manner as before; if, or seeing,
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Presbyterian
Concerning Christ's temptation, observe that immediately after He was declared to be the Son of God and the Savior of the world, He was tempted. Gr…
13th Century
Catholic
It was shown above that Christ prepared Himself for teaching by receiving baptism; now, however, He prepares Himself by overcoming temptation. Abou…
