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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.”

Luke 4:5

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Jesus has been fasting forty days in the wilderness and is tempted by the devil. After the first temptation about bread, the devil leads Him up and shows Him something remarkable.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

World English Bible (WEB)

The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

King James Version (KJV)

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, showed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y le llevó el diablo á un alto monte, y le mostró en un momento de tiempo todos los reinos de la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el diablo lo llevó a un lugar alto y desde allí le mostró en un momento todos los reinos del mundo.

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