Lucas 4:6

6 Y le dijo el diablo: A ti te daré toda esta potestad, y la gloria de ellos; porque a mí es entregada, y a quien quiero la doy

Lucas 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 4:6

And the devil said unto him, all this power will I give thee,
&c.]. That is, all the kingdoms of the world, and all the government and jurisdiction over them:

and the glory of them;
the riches, honours, and grandeur belonging to them:

for that is delivered unto me:
so far he spoke modestly, in that he owned an original, superior governor of them, by whom he pretended they were transferred to him; but lied, in that he suggested they were put into his hands by him, who had the supreme power over them; and that he acted by his constitution and appointment, as a deputy under him; when what power he had, as the God of the world, was by usurpation, and not by designation of God; and at most only by permission: and least of all was it true what follows;

and to whomsoever I will I give it;
or "these", as the Vulgate Latin reads; that is, these kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; when so to do is the peculiar and sole prerogative of God: nor can Satan dispose of the goods of a single man, nor of a herd of swine, nor enter into them without leave from God.

Lucas 4:6 In-Context

4 Y Jesús respondiéndole, dijo: Escrito está: Que no con pan sólo vivirá el hombre, mas con toda palabra de Dios

5 Y le llevó el diablo a un alto monte, y le mostró todos los reinos de la redondez de la tierra en un momento de tiempo

6 Y le dijo el diablo: A ti te daré toda esta potestad, y la gloria de ellos; porque a mí es entregada, y a quien quiero la doy

7 pues si tú adorares delante de mí, serán todos tuyos

8 Y respondiendo Jesús, le dijo: Vete detrás de mí, Satanás, porque escrito está: Al Señor Dios tuyo adorarás, y a él solo servirás