Again, &c This should be "The devil taketh Him again", implying that he had taken Him there before, as "It is written again" in Matthew 4:7. See App-117. This is the second temptation in Luke (Luke 4:5).
taketh. As in Matthew 4:5. not anago, "leadeth up", as in Luke 4:5.
exceeding. Not so in Luke 4:5. because there it is only oikoumene, the inhabited world, or Roman empire (App-129.); here it is kosmos (App-129.)
kingdoms. See App-112.
world. Greek. kosmos, the whole world as created. See App-129.