Matthew 4:5

4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, ¹  had him stand ²  on the highest point ³  of the temple,

Matthew 4:9

4:9 And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship ⁴  me.”

¹ sn The order of the second and third temptations differs in Luke’s account (4:5-12) from the order given in Matthew.

² tn Grk “and he stood him.”

³ sn The highest point of the temple probably refers to the point on the temple’s southeast corner where it looms directly over a cliff some 450 ft (135 m) high. However, some have suggested the reference could be to the temple’s high gate.

⁴ tn Grk “if, falling down, you will worship.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”