Matthew 4:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. ”

Matthew 4:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All these things ... - All these kingdoms. All these dominions Satan claimed a right to bestow on whom he pleased, and with considerable justice. They were excessively wicked; and with no small d...
Matthew 4:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation ( Mark 1:12 f.*, Luke 4:1-13 *). Jesus'sudden recognition of His Sonship or Messiah-ship and of the responsibility thus laid upon Him, found natural expression in His retirement i...
Matthew 4:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

All these. Compare Luke 4:6 and see App-116. if. See App-118. Not the same as in Matthew 4:3 and Matthew 4:6 . wilt fall down. Not in Luke. worship . do homage. App-137.
Matthew 4:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. If thou wilt fall down and worship me - As if he had said, "The whole of this land is now under my govern...
Matthew 4:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

All these things will I give thee— "If thou be the Son of God, take care to be esteemed as such; if the kingdom of the Jews be destined for thee, add to it other kingdoms: seize the present occasio...
Matthew 4:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee - "and the glory of them," adds Luke. But M...
Matthew 4:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation 1-11. The temptation ( Mark 1:12 ; Luke 4:1 ). The narrative, which can only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual historical fact, the great temptation which He...
Matthew 4:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

All these things will I give thee. — St. Luke’s addition, “For that is (has been) delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will I give it,” is full of significance. The offer made by the Tempter rest...
Matthew 4:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 His Temptation - Matthew 4:1-11 MUCH has been written on the possibility of temptation in the experience of a sinless Being. The difficulties which have been raised in this region are...
Matthew 4:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Tempted by the Devil Matthew 4:1-11 Then marks the close connection between the heavenly voice of the baptism and the fiery ordeal of the forty days. Notice that temptation is not in itself...
Matthew 4:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodn...
Matthew 4:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. The subject of CHRIST'S temptations, is a subject attended with much difficulty thoroughly to explain. One of the great...
Matthew 4:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE PATH TO VICTORY ‘Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain.… All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down and worship me.… Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God...
Matthew 4:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 the...
Matthew 4:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Ver. 9. And he saith unto him, All these things will I give thee ] A great catch sure: even just noth...
Matthew 4:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Again the devil taketh him up In what way is not said; into an exceeding high mountain Probably one of the mountains in the wilderness, and from that eminence, partly by the advantage of the plac...
Matthew 4:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sa...
Matthew 4:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Temptation of Christ. 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had...
Matthew 4:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 8,9. This is the third temptation by which the tempter solicits our Saviour to sin, and of all other the most impudent. For what can be more impudent than for the creature to expect a homage to...
Matthew 4:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Faces Up To His Future In The Wilderness (4:1-11). The most momentous moment of His conscious life to date having taken place, Jesus will now have to face up to what it involves. For having...
Matthew 4:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS—GENERAL REMARKS There is only one way of understanding the narrative , viz. as the history of a real occurrence, of an actual temptation of our Lord by the...
Matthew 4:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:1-11 I. One cannot help thinking and wondering why this temptation should take place, and though all the reasons cannot be known, some of them we think we can see. We know there is a dev...
Matthew 4:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. What a change it seems from the descent of the Holy Spirit to being led up into the wilderness to...
Matthew 4:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit, υπο του πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. Led into the wilderness, where he...
Matthew 4:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Will I give. -Abraham, when the king of Sodom offered him some part of his spoils, refused to take so much as a shoe-latchet of him, that the king of Sodom might not say another day that he had ma...
Matthew 4:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 4:1-40 THE TEMPTATION . The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates...
Matthew 4:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And still the devil is not overcome:
Matthew 4:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:20 ; 1 Corinthians 10:21 ; 1 Samuel 2:7 ; 1 Samuel 2:8 ; 1 Timothy 3:6 ; 2 Corinthians 4:4 ; Daniel 2:37 ; Daniel 2:38 ; Daniel 4:32 ; Daniel 5:18 ; Daniel 5:19 ; Daniel...
Matthew 4:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The temptation of Christ in the wilderness had no direct bearing upon our salvation, as we are saved by His Blood. However, the temptation did...
Matthew 4:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

If thou wilt fall down and worship me — Here Satan clearly shows who he was. Accordingly Christ answering this suggestion, calls him by his own name, which he had not done before.

Matthew 4:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 4:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 4:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 4:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 4:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 4:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 4:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 4:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 4:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes