Luke 4:9

9 Then the Devil took him to Jerusalem and set him on the highest point of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here.

Luke 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 4:9

And he brought him to Jerusalem
The holy city, as Matthew calls it, from the wilderness thither; where he found him, and first attacked him, and perhaps he brought him through the air: and set him on a pinnacle of the temple; which was in Jerusalem; (See Gill on Matthew 4:6).

And said unto him, if thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from
hence;
from the pinnacle of the temple, on which he was set; (See Gill on Matthew 4:6).

Luke 4:9 In-Context

7 All this will be yours, then, if you worship me."

8 Jesus answered, "The scripture says, "Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!' "

9 Then the Devil took him to Jerusalem and set him on the highest point of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here.

10 For the scripture says, "God will order his angels to take good care of you.'

11 It also says, "They will hold you up with their hands so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.' "