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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:6

And saith unto him, if thou be the Son of God ,.... He addresses him after the same manner as before; if, or seeing, thou art the Son of God , show thyself to be so; give proof of thy sonship before all the priests which are in and about the temple, and before all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; cast thyself down that is, from the pinnacle of the temple: for since thou art the Son of God, no hurt will come to thee; thou wilt be in the utmost safety; and this will at once be a full... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:7

Jesus saith unto him, it is written again ,.... Christ takes no notice of the false and wrong citation of scripture made by the devil, nor of any misapplication of it; but mildly replies, by opposing another passage of scripture to him, Deuteronomy 6:16 ye shall not tempt the Lord your God , thereby tacitly showing, that he had produced scripture to a very wrong purpose, since that could never contradict itself; and also, that for a person to neglect the ordinary means of safety, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain ,.... That is, he took him off from the pinnacle of the temple, and carried him through the air, to one of the mountains which were round about Jerusalem; or to some very high mountain at a greater distance; but what mountain is not certain; nor can it be known; nor is it of any moment; it has been said F7 Vid. Fabricii Bibliograph. Antiq. c. 5. p. 137. to be Mount Lebanon: here he sheweth him all the kingdoms of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:9

And saith unto him, all these things will I give thee .... This is more fully and strongly expressed by the Evangelist Luke. Luke 4:6 . And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it--all shall be thine . In which words he sets up himself to be the God of this world, and the sovereign disposer of it: he pretends it was delivered to him by the true God, who had left it to his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:10

Then saith Jesus to him, get thee hence, Satan ..... In Luke 4:8 it is "get thee behind me": and so some copies read here, and is expressive of indignation and abhorrence; see Matthew 16:23 rebuking his impudence, and detesting his impiety: he had borne his insults and temptations with great patience; he had answered him with mildness and gentleness; but now his behaviour to him was intolerable, which obliged him to show his resentment, exert his power and authority, and rid himself at... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:11

Then the devil leaveth him ,.... In Luke 4:13 it says, when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season, or until a season . That is, having tempted him with all sorts of temptations, and tried him every way to no purpose; having gone through, and finished the whole scheme and course of temptations he had devised, without success; and having orders from Christ to depart, which he was obliged to obey, leaves him for a while, till another opportunity of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:12

Now, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison ,.... John was cast into prison by Herod; the reason of it may be seen in Matthew 14:3 . The prison into which he was cast, according to Josephus F19 Antiq. l. 18. c. 7. , was the castle of Machaeras: here he continued some time before he was put to death; for from hence he sent two disciples to Jesus, to know if he was the Messiah, Matthew 11:2 . Now when Jesus heard of this his imprisonment, he departed into Galilee ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:13

And leaving Nazareth ,.... Where he was educated, and had lived many years together; and where he preached first to the good liking of the people, who wondered at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth : though afterwards they were so much displeased with him, that they thrust him out of their city; and intended to have destroyed him, by casting him down headlong from the brow of an hill; and which seems to be the reason of his leaving this city; see Luke 4:16 he came... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:4

But by (or, upon, επι ) every word - Ρημα , in Greek, answers to דבר dabar in Hebrew, which means not only a word spoken, but also thing, purpose, appointment, etc. Our Lord's meaning seems to be this: God purposes the welfare of his creatures - all his appointments are calculated to promote this end. Some of them may appear to man to have a contrary tendency; but even fasting itself, when used in consequence of a Divine injunction, becomes a mean of supporting that life which it... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:5

Pinnacle of the temple - It is very likely that this was what was called the στοα βασιλικη , the king's gallery; which, as Josephus says, "deserves to be mentioned among the most magnificent things under the sun: for upon a stupendous depth of a valley, scarcely to be fathomed by the eye of him that stands above, Herod erected a gallery of a vast height, from the top of which if any looked down, he would grow dizzy, his eyes not being able to reach so vast a depth." - Ant. l. xv. c. 14.... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:5

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