Matthew 4

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

Jesus saith unto him, it is written again ,.... Christ takes no notice of the false and wrong citation of scripture made by the devil, nor of any misapplication of it; but mildly replies, by opposing another passage of scripture to him, Deuteronomy 6:16 ye shall not tempt the Lord your God , thereby tacitly showing, that he had produced scripture to a very wrong purpose, since that could never contradict itself; and also, that for a person to neglect the ordinary means of safety, and... read more

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

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain ,.... That is, he took him off from the pinnacle of the temple, and carried him through the air, to one of the mountains which were round about Jerusalem; or to some very high mountain at a greater distance; but what mountain is not certain; nor can it be known; nor is it of any moment; it has been said F7 Vid. Fabricii Bibliograph. Antiq. c. 5. p. 137. to be Mount Lebanon: here he sheweth him all the kingdoms of the... read more

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

And saith unto him, all these things will I give thee .... This is more fully and strongly expressed by the Evangelist Luke. Luke 4:6 . And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it--all shall be thine . In which words he sets up himself to be the God of this world, and the sovereign disposer of it: he pretends it was delivered to him by the true God, who had left it to his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:10

Then saith Jesus to him, get thee hence, Satan ..... In Luke 4:8 it is "get thee behind me": and so some copies read here, and is expressive of indignation and abhorrence; see Matthew 16:23 rebuking his impudence, and detesting his impiety: he had borne his insults and temptations with great patience; he had answered him with mildness and gentleness; but now his behaviour to him was intolerable, which obliged him to show his resentment, exert his power and authority, and rid himself at... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:11

Then the devil leaveth him ,.... In Luke 4:13 it says, when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season, or until a season . That is, having tempted him with all sorts of temptations, and tried him every way to no purpose; having gone through, and finished the whole scheme and course of temptations he had devised, without success; and having orders from Christ to depart, which he was obliged to obey, leaves him for a while, till another opportunity of... read more

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

Now, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison ,.... John was cast into prison by Herod; the reason of it may be seen in Matthew 14:3 . The prison into which he was cast, according to Josephus F19 Antiq. l. 18. c. 7. , was the castle of Machaeras: here he continued some time before he was put to death; for from hence he sent two disciples to Jesus, to know if he was the Messiah, Matthew 11:2 . Now when Jesus heard of this his imprisonment, he departed into Galilee ;... read more

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

And leaving Nazareth ,.... Where he was educated, and had lived many years together; and where he preached first to the good liking of the people, who wondered at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth : though afterwards they were so much displeased with him, that they thrust him out of their city; and intended to have destroyed him, by casting him down headlong from the brow of an hill; and which seems to be the reason of his leaving this city; see Luke 4:16 he came... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:14-15

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken ,.... Christ's dwelling in Capernaum accomplished a prophecy of the prophet Isaiah 9:1 and he went and dwelt there, that it might be fulfilled which he had spoken: the meaning of which prophecy is F24 See my treatise upon the "Prophecies of the Messiah", &c.; p. 147, &c.; , that as those parts of the land of Israel, there mentioned, had suffered much by Tiglathpileser, who had carried them captive, 2 Kings 15:29 and is "the... read more

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

The people which sat in darkness ,.... The inhabitants of Galilee, who sat or "walked", as in Isaiah; that is, continued in spiritual darkness, in ignorance, blindness, error, and infidelity, "saw great light"; Christ himself, who came a light into the world; he conversed with them, preached unto them, and opened the eyes of their understandings to behold his glory, and to know him, and salvation by him. And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death : the same persons who sit... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say ,.... Not from the time he dwelt in Capernaum; for he had preached in Nazareth before he came there, Luke 4:16 nor from the time of John's being cast into prison; for he had preached, and made disciples, who were baptized by his orders, before John's imprisonment, John 3:22 John 4:1 but from the time that Satan left tempting him; as soon as that combat was over, immediately he went into Galilee, began to preach, and called his disciples.... read more

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