Luke 4:12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 4:1-13

17. Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)Immediately after being appointed to his messianic ministry, Jesus was tempted by Satan to use his messianic powers in the wrong way. (For the identification of the devil with Satan see Revelation 20:2.) Satan’s aim was to make Jesus act according to his own will instead of in obedience to his Father.Jesus had gone many weeks without eating and was obviously very hungry. Satan therefore used Jesus’ natural desire for food to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 4:12

is said = hath been said, &c. Deuteronomy 6:16 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 4:12

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.The passage quoted by Jesus is Deuteronomy 6:16; and by such an appeal to other Scriptures relating to the one Satan quoted Jesus set forth the proper manner of understanding Biblical quotations, all of which must be understood in the light of all the Scriptures bearing upon the subject considered. A failure to heed this divine pattern has resulted in countless misunderstandings and errors. Lamar... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 4:12

Luke 4:12. Thou shalt not tempt, &c.— See on Matthew 4:7. To tempt God, in the sense in which the phrase is here used, is, to make an improper trial of his power. The expression of our Saviour may likewise be interpreted, as signifying that the scripture forbids us to prescribe to God in what instances he shall exert his power; and as we are not to rush into danger without a call, in expectation of extraordinary deliverance, so neither are we to dictate to divine wisdom what miracles shall... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 4:1-13

D. The temptation of Jesus 4:1-13 (cf. Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13)Luke stressed how the Spirit who had come upon Jesus at His baptism guided and empowered Him in His temptation and how Jesus, God’s approved Son, pleased His Father by His obedience. Jesus overcame the devil, who opposed God’s plans. This story is also edifying because it helps believers understand how to recognize and overcome Satan’s attacks. We do so as Jesus did by obeying God’s will as revealed in Scripture. Jesus drew His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 4:9-12

Next Satan tempted Jesus to glorify Himself. Jesus refused to repeat Israel’s sin in the wilderness of putting God to the test by forcing His hand. The Israelites had wondered if God was still with them (Exodus 17:7). Instead Jesus committed Himself to simply following God’s will in God’s time. Satan quoted Psalms 91:11-12 and Jesus responded with Deuteronomy 6:16. The Deuteronomy passage applied to Satan as well as to Jesus."Satan questioned the Father’s love when he tempted Jesus to turn... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 4:12

4:12 Lord (d-15) 'Jehovah;' said, (g-9) Deuteronomy 6:16 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:1-44

The Temptation. Nazareth. Capernaum1-13. The Temptation (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12). See on Mt.5. Lk inverts 2nd and 3rd Temptations.13. For a season] ’These words signify “until a favourable time.” The conflict foretold so precisely, can be none other than that of Gethsemane. “This is your hour and the power of darkness,” said Jesus at this very time (Luke 22:53), and a few moments before He had said, “The prince of this world cometh” (John 14:30)’ (Godet).14, 15. Return to Galilee. Beginning of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 4:1-13

IV.(1-13) Being full of the Holy Ghost.—See Notes on Matthew 4:1-11. The words used by St. Luke describe the same fact as those used by St. Matthew and St. Mark, and agree with the Spirit given “not by measure” of John 3:34 read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 4:1-44

Luke 4:4 The Greeks... knew that man does not live by bread alone, that livelihood is not life, that mere wealth is not well-being. The satisfaction of material wants is not the end of human endeavour. The wealth of nations, like the happiness of individuals, has its source deeper than in the accumulation of riches or the expansion of commerce. The true value of the goods of life is determined by the sense of life as a whole, and by their relation to the higher and distinctively human ends of... read more

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