Augustine of Hippo, on Matt 4:8

“Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,”

“(De Civ. Dei, ix. 21.) After the temptation the Holy Angels, to be dreaded of all unclean spirits, ministered to the Lord, by which it was made yet more manifest to the dæmons how great was His power.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.