‘If you are the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. For it is written:

‘“He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”[a]

Jesus answered him, ‘It is also written: “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”[b]

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
  2. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16