Then. The fifth temptation. See App-116.
taketh. Greek. paralambano. Compare ago, of Luke 4:9. See the usage of paralambano, Matthew 17:1, implying authority and constraint This is the third temptation in Luke (Luke 4:9), and the difference of the order is explained in App-116. Both Gospels are correct and true.
the holy city. So called in Matthew 27:53.Revelation 11:2.Nehemiah 11:1.Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1. Dan 9:44. The Arabs still call it El Kuds. the holy place. It was so called on account of the Sanctuary.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
a pinnacle. the wing. Greek. to pterugion, used of that part of the Temple (or Holy Place) where "the abomination of desolation" is to stand, according to Theodotion (a fourth reviser of the Sept about the middle of cent. 2). See note on Daniel 9:27. and compare Luke 4:9 and Matthew 24:15.
temple. the temple buildings; not naoa, the house itself or Sanctuary. See note on Matthew 23:16.