Matthew 4:8 - Plain English Version

⁸ Then the devil took Jesus up to the top of a very high mountain. From there the devil showed him all the people of the world, in all their countries, with all their great things.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Common English Bible

⁸ Then the devil brought him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Again, the devil took him up, onto a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

Matthew 4:8 Cross References

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Jesus to God’s special city, called Jerusalem, and he took him up to the top of the big ceremony house there.

John 5:20

Listen, my father loves me. I am his son, and he shows me everything that he is doing. And my father will show me even more powerful things to do. You will see them, and you will be surprised.

1 Peter 1:24

God says this in his book, “All people are like grass with pretty flowers, they are beautiful for some time, but then they die.