Luke 4:9

4:9 Then ¹  the devil ²  brought him to Jerusalem, ³  had him stand ⁴  on the highest point of the temple, ⁵  and said to him, “If ⁶  you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

John 19:11

19:11 Jesus replied, “You would have no authority ⁷  over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you ⁸  is guilty of greater sin.” ⁹ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the devil) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ tn Grk “and stood him.”

⁵ sn The reference to the highest point of the temple probably refers to the one point on the temple’s southeast corner where the site looms directly over a cliff some 450 feet (135 m) high. However, some have suggested the reference could be to the temple’s high gate.

⁶ tn This is another first class condition, as in v. 3.

⁷ tn Or “power.”

⁸ tn Or “who delivered me over to you.”

⁹ tn Grk “has the greater sin” (an idiom).