Luke 4:1

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit into the desert,

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And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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2where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He didn't eat anything during that whole time, so at the end he was starving.

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Cross References

1 Kings 18:12I have no idea where the Spirit of the Lord will take you after I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and then he can't find you, he's going to kill me, even though I, your servant, have worshiped the Lord since I was young.

Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, which is a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of advice and power, a Spirit of knowledge and awe of the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:14As I said, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. As I went I was feeling upset and angry; however the Lord's power had taken full control of me.

Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

Luke 2:27Following the Spirit's leading, he went to the Temple. When Jesus' parents brought in the little boy to be dedicated as required by the Law,

Luke 3:21Now it happened that after everyone had been baptized, Jesus was baptized as well. As he was praying, heaven was opened,

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:1

We left Christ newly baptized, and owned by a voice from heaven and the descent of the Holy Ghost upon him. Now, in this chapter, we have, I. A further preparation of him for his public ministry by his being tempted in the wilderness, of which we had the same account before in Matthew as we have here, ver. 1-13 . II. His entrance upon his public work in Galilee ( ver. 14, 15 ), particularly, 1. At Nazareth, the city where he had been bred up ( ver. 16-30 ), which we had no account of before in Matthew. 2 . At… Read the whole commentary →

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