"And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time." — Luke 4:5

Luke 4:5 · KJV

“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.”

— Luke 4:5

Verse 4

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Verse 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.

Luke 4 — Context

And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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.

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. {worship me: or, fall down before me}

Cross References

1 John 2:15-16

Love not the world, neither the things {that are} in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Psalms 73:19

How are they {brought} into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

1 Corinthians 15:52

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Job 20:5

That the triumphing of the wicked {is} short, and the joy of the hypocrite {but} for a moment? {short: Heb. from near}

Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high {places}. {flesh...: Gr. blood and flesh} {spiritual...: or, wicked spirits} {high: or, heavenly}

Mark 4:8-9

And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding {and} eternal weight of glory;