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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 4:3

The tempter here appears to endeavour to discover by stratagem whether Christ was the Son of God. He does not say, if thou be the Son of God, "pray" that these stones be made bread, which he might have said to any man; but "command," effect by thine own authority, that this come to pass. If Christ had done this, the tempter would have instantly concluded, that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, since only God could effect such a miracle. (Dionysius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:1-13

1-13 Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter; for there he was alone, none were with him by whose prayers and advice he might be helped in the hour of temptation. He who knew his own strength might give Satan advantage; but we may not, who know our own weakness. Being in all things made like unto his brethren, Jesus would, like the other children of God, live in dependence upon the Divine Providence and promise. The word of God is our sword, and faith in that... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 4:1-99

Luke 4 OUR CHAPTER OPENS with Him returning from His baptism, full of the Holy Ghost. But before beginning His service He must for forty days be tempted of the devil. To this testing the Spirit led Him, and here we see the glorious contrast between the Second Man and the first. When the first man was created God pronounced all to be very good, but Satan came promptly on the scene, tempted man and ruined him. The Second Man has appeared, and the Father’s voice has pronounced His excellence, so... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 4:1-4

The Temptation of Christ. Luke 4:1-1 Chronicles : The first temptation: v. 1. And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, v. 2. being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did eat nothing; and when they were ended, He afterward hungered. v. 3. And the devil said unto Him, If Thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. v. 4. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 4:1-13

C. In the Wilderness. Luke 4:1-131And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from [the] Jordan, and was led by [in] the Spirit into, the wilderness, 2Being forty days tempted of [by] the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward1 hungered.3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stonethat it be made bread. 4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shallnot live by bread alone, but by every word of God2... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 4:1-13

Luke THE TEMPTATION Luk_4:1 - Luk_4:13 . If we adopt the Revised Version’s reading and rendering, the whole of the forty days in the desert were one long assault of Jesus by Satan, during which the consciousness of bodily needs was suspended by the intensity of spiritual conflict. Exhaustion followed this terrible tension, and the enemy chose that moment of physical weakness to bring up his strongest battalions. What a contrast these days made with the hour of the baptism! And yet both the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

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

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 4:3

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:1-13

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 4:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 4:1-4

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 4:1-13

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 4:1-13

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

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

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

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

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