Luke 4:3

4:3 The devil said to him, “If ¹  you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” ² 

Luke 4:9

4:9 Then ³  the devil ⁴  brought him to Jerusalem, ⁵  had him stand ⁶  on the highest point of the temple, ⁷  and said to him, “If ⁸  you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

[4:3]  ¹ tn This is a first class condition: “If (and let’s assume that you are) the Son of God…”

[4:3]  ² tn Grk “say to this stone that it should become bread.”

[4:9]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[4:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the devil) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:9]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[4:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “and stood him.”

[4:9]  ⁷ 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.

[4:9]  ⁸ tn This is another first class condition, as in v. 3.