A citation from the library
Athanasius of Alexandria, on Luke 4:9
Athanasius of Alexandria · c. A.D. 296–373
Luke 4:9 · Douay-Rheims
“And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself from hence.”
On this verse:
“(non occ.) The devil entered not into a contest with God, (for he durst not, and therefore said, If thou art the Son of God,) but he contended with man whom once he had power to deceive.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.