Luke 4:6-7 And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me… The offer was empire, and the price was worship. Jesus Christ said "No," and came down from the mountain as poor as He was when He was taken up. So much, you say, for throwing away the great opportunities of life. But read again Matthew 28:16-18, "The disciples went away into Galilee into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them... And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." Put these two mountain scenes together. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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