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 26:61

26:61 and declared, “This man ⁴  said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Matthew 27:5

27:5 So ⁵  Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.

---

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 “This one.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the leaders’ response to Judas.