Then the devil left him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
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An arrogant and vain vaunt; for he hath not the power to bestow all kingdoms, since many of the saints have, we know, been make kings of God.
The Devil and Peter are not, as many suppose, condemned to the same sentence. To Peter it is said, “Get thee behind me, Satan;” i.e. follow thou behind Me who art contrary to My will. But here it is, “Go, Satan,” and is not added, ‘behind Me,’ that we may understand “into the fire prepared for thee and thy angels.”.
When the Devil says to the Saviour, “If thou wilt fall down and worship me,” heis answered by the contrary declaration, that it more becomes him to worship Jesus as his Lord and God.
