ἐξουσίαν, authority. Vide Acts 1:7-8, where this word and δύναμιν occur, the one signifying authority, the other spiritual power. ὅτι ἐμοὶ, etc.: this clause, not in Mt., is probably another instance of Lk.'s editorial solicitude; added to guard against the notion of a rival God with independent possessions and power From the Jewish point of view, it is true, Satan might quite well say this (J.Weiss-Meyer).

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