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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:6

And the devil said unto him, all this power will I give thee ,..... That is, all the kingdoms of the world, and all the government and jurisdiction over them: and the glory of them; the riches, honours, and grandeur belonging to them: for that is delivered unto me : so far he spoke modestly, in that he owned an original, superior governor of them, by whom he pretended they were transferred to him; but lied, in that he suggested they were put into his hands by him, who had the supreme... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:7

If thou therefore wilt worship me ,.... Or "before me"; that is, fall down before him, and give him divine worship and homage. A wide difference there is between a good angel and a fallen angel; a good angel will not suffer himself to be worshipped by men, but directs to the worship of God only, Revelation 19:10 but a fallen angel not only seeks to be worshipped by men, but by the Son of God himself, even by him whom all the holy angels worship, Hebrews 1:6 This was what Satan at first... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:8

Jesus answered and said unto him ,.... The following words, with indignation at him, and detestation of his proposals: get thee behind me, Satan ; which are omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in three ancient copies of Beza's, and in his most ancient one; but stand in other copies, and in the Arabic version. For it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve . This passage stands in Deuteronomy 6:13 where the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:9

And he brought him to Jerusalem ,.... The holy city, as Matthew calls it, from the wilderness thither; where he found him, and first attacked him, and perhaps he brought him through the air: and set him on a pinnacle of the temple; which was in Jerusalem; See Gill on Matthew 4:6 . And said unto him, if thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence ; from the pinnacle of the temple, on which he was set; See Gill on Matthew 4:6 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:10-11

For it is written ,.... In Psalm 91:11 "He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." It is an observation made long ago by Jerom, on Psalm 91:11 that Satan, in citing this text, has left out the middle clause, to keep thee in all thy ways , which he knew was against him, and has only taken that which made for him; and on Matthew 4:6 he observes, that this prophecy is not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:12

And Jesus answering said unto him, it is said ,.... In Deuteronomy 6:16 Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God : in the text in Deuteronomy the words are, "ye shall not tempt the Lord your God." The second person plural, is here changed into the second person singular, to accommodate the words to Satan; whom Christ singly addresses, and makes answer to, and who was under this same general law as other rational creatures: and Jehovah may be called the Lord his God, as he is his creator... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:13

And when the devil had ended all the temptation ,.... Or "all his temptations", as the Syriac version reads; not only the last mentioned, but all the rest, whether inward or outward, in a visible or in an invisible manner; whether during his forty days fast, or after he was an hungered, when he had tried every way, and all sorts of temptations with him; and when he had done this, "in", or "with all his power", as the Ethiopic version reads; "when he had done his utmost", and his best; and as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:14

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit ,.... Of which he was full, and by which he was led into the wilderness, and had combated with Satan, and had got the victory over him; and by virtue of which, he entered on his public ministry, wrought miracles, and taught with authority. A like way of speaking is used by the Targumist, on Micah 3:8 . I am filled, בתקוף רוח נבואה , "with the power of the spirit of prophecy", from before the Lord. Moreover, this phrase is used, to show... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:15

And he taught in their synagogues ,.... In the public places of worship used by the Galilaeans, where they met on sabbath days and weekdays, to read and pray, and hear the Scriptures expounded; and Christ engaging here as a public teacher, was the reason of his fame being spread around the country: being glorified of all; that heard him: they were astonished at his doctrine; they wondered at his gracious words; they praised him as a preacher; and glorified him, and God for him, because... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:16

And he came to Nazareth ,.... After some length of time, when he had gone through all Galilee, and had acquired great credit and reputation by his ministry and miracles; he came to the place, where he had been brought up : where he was conceived, though not born; and where he had his education, and wrought at a trade, and was well known to the inhabitants; and therefore it was proper that he should first exercise his ministry, and obtain a character in other places, which would prepare... read more

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