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He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."
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The Crown Without the Cross
Commentators explain that Satan offered Jesus a shortcut to His messianic rule, providing the crown without the cross. The temptation was to gain immediate power and dominion by compromising with evil, rather than following God's path of suffering and sacrifice. This warns believers against using ungodly means to achieve seemingly good ends.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All these things, etc. All these kingdoms. All these dominions Satan claimed a right to bestow on whomever he pleased, and with considerab…
All these things will I give thee (ταυτα σο παντα δωσω). The devil claims the rule of the world, not merely of Palestine or of the…
19th Century
Anglican
All these things will I give thee — Saint Luke’s addition, For that is (has been) delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will,…
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Baptist
Wretched traitor! None of these kingdoms were really his own. They were in truth the rightful heritage of the Lord to whom he pretended he could gi…
Satan offers the kingdoms of the world and their “splendor” without showing their sin. Jesus, however, came to remove sin. Here was a temptation to…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And says to him, all these things will I give you &c.] This is more fully and strongly expressed by the Evangelist L…
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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…
