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Selected Verse: Luke 4:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 4:2 |
King James |
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
tempted
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:1). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Forty days
This should be joined with the preceding words, indicating the duration of his stay in the wilderness, not of his temptation, as A. V., being forty days tempted. Read as Rev., in the wilderness during forty days.
The devil
See on Mat 4:1.
He did eat nothing
Mark does not mention the fast. Matthew uses the word νηστεύσας, having fasted, which, throughout the New Testament, is used of abstinence for religious purposes; a ritual act accompanying seasons of prayer. |
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.