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F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 4:1-13

the Threefold Temptation Luke 4:1-13 As the waters of Jordan bisect the Holy Land, so does our Lord’s baptism bisect His holy life. In that act He had identified Himself with the world’s sin; and now, as the High Priest who was to deal with sin and sinners, He must be “in all points” tempted and tested “like as we are.” He took into the wilderness a perfect humanity of flesh and blood, made in all points like His brethren, though without sin. He elected to fight His great fight, not by the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:1-44

As man Jesus was tempted. All the words with which He rebutted the attacks of Satan were quotations from the divine law for the government of human life. The exhaustive nature of the temptation is revealed in Luke's words, "When the devil had completed every temptation." Evil had nothing more to suggest. The thoroughness of the temptation was the completeness of the victory. The perfect and victorious Man now found His way back to Nazareth, and there, reading from the prophecy of Isaiah,... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 4:1-11

Peter the Son and Servant Luke 4:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We well remember a stained, art-glass window in which the artist had depicted Peter floundering in the sea of Galilee and half drowned. That Peter began to sink we know, but why emphasize it all the time and forget about how he walked on the water. The fact that Peter cursed and swore and said, "I know not this Man of whom ye speak" is no reason why we should forget the wonderful deeds of greatness which he wrought. It is our joy to... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 4:1-12

The Temptation Luke 4:1-12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Testing the tempter. At first thought this heading may seem impossible. Was the tempter the one whom the Lord was testing? Let us weigh the meaning of the words: "And Jesus * * was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted of the devil." The Spirit did not lead the Lord into the wilderness to see if the Lord would fall under Satan's wiles this was impossible. Matthew says, "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:1-12

Jesus Goes Into The Wilderness To Prepare For His Life’s Work and Is Tempted by the Devil (4:1-12). So as He contemplates His future ministry Jesus has to consider the way in which He will go about it, and for that purpose He goes into the wilderness as John had done previously. (Mark says that the Holy Spirit ‘drove’ Him there). There as He considers the way ahead He has to face the Tempter. Whether this was just in His thoughts (spirit to spirit - consider ‘led in the Spirit in the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:8

‘And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.” ’ It was not difficult for One who sought to be obedient to know what to do. For it was written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve’ (Deuteronomy 6:13). This was the principle on which His whole life had been lived, and He recognised that nothing must come before this. If the Father’s will was to be the way of suffering, so be it. But what was... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:1-13

Luke 4:1-1 Chronicles : . The Temptation ( Mark 11:21.*, Matthew 4:1-1 Kings : *).— In the order of the episodes Lk. follows a geographical (rather than a psychological) sequence, putting the Jerusalem incident last. The other divergences from Mt. are of no moment, but we may note Lk.’ s stress on the inspiration of Jesus ( Luke 4:1, cf. Luke 4:14), and the apt saying that the devil left Him only “ for a season” ( cf. Luke 22:28, Matthew 16:23, John 6:15; John 14:30). For a good study of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 4:5-8

See Poole on "Matthew 4:8-10". Those words, Luke 4:6, for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it, are only mentioned by Luke; where we may observe, that the devil was a liar from the beginning. The dominion over the things of the world was not given to the angels, but to man. Neither hath he any such power as he pretends to, being not able to do any thing against Job till he had obtained leave from God, nor to enter into the swine without licence first obtained from... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 4:1-13

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 4:1. Full of the Holy Ghost.—Which had descended upon Him in full measure at His baptism. Led by the Spirit—Or, “in the Spirit” (cf. Luke 2:27); abiding in the Spirit as the element of His life. Into the wilderness.—A better reading is “in the wilderness” (R.V.), and to connect the next clause with it: the leading of the Spirit continued there during forty days. The scene of the Temptation according to a not very ancient tradition is the mountainous region near Jericho—called... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 4:1-13

Luke 4:1-13 "Tempted like as we are.". The temptation, as is evident from the language employed, was in some way connected with the descent of the Holy Spirit upon our Lord; and we are thus taught that God, for their own and others' good, may lead His people through trial. It behoved Jesus to be made like unto His brethren, therefore He was led up into the wilderness; and while it had a bearing on them, it was no less an advantage to Him, for it furnished Him at the outset of His public... read more