Matthew 4:5 Then the devil takes him up into the holy city, and sets him on a pinnacle of the temple,… On the rocky shore of Cornwall you may see the black cormorant seizing its prey, a shell-fish, flying up with it in the air, and then letting it fall upon some rock, that the shell may be broken in pieces. The great destroyer sometimes deals with those who serve him in a similar way. (L. H. Wiseman.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,WEB: Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, |
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