Luke 4:5

New Century Version

Then the devil took Jesus and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant.

Cross References

Job 20:5

The happiness of evil people is brief, and the joy of the wicked lasts only a moment.

Psalm 73:19

They are destroyed in a moment; they are swept away by terrors.

Matthew 24:14

The Good News about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, to every nation. Then the end will come.

Matthew 4:8

Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor.

1 Corinthians 15:52

It will take only a second—as quickly as an eye blinks—when the last trumpet sounds. The trumpet will sound, and those who have died will be raised to live forever, and we will all be changed.

1 Corinthians 7:31

Those who use the things of the world should live as if they were not using them, because this world in its present form will soon be gone.

2 Corinthians 4:17

We have small troubles for a while now, but they are helping us gain an eternal glory that is much greater than the troubles.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past you lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 6:12

Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world.