Bible Commentary

And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. [See comments on Lu 4:10] Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible In their hands [ ] . Rev., correctly, on. See on Mt 4:6. Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament 1) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:11”

For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: 10. For it is written ] “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A deadly apple rotten at the heart.” Shakespeare. “In religion What damned … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:10”

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 9. a pinnacle ] Rather, the pinnacle, or battlement. Some well-known pinnacle of the Temple, either that of the Royal Portico, which looked down … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:9”

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 8. Get thee behind me, Satan ] These words should here be omitted with , B, D, L, &c., as having been added from Mat 4:10. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:8”

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 7. wilt worship me ] Rather, wilt do homage before me. Comp. Psa 22:27. all shall be thine ] Rather, it (the habitable world) shall all be thine, for the true reading is psa (all the uncials) not panta. There was then living, one to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:7”

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. 6. All this power will I give thee ] Rather, in the emphatic order of the original, To Thee will I give this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:6”

And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 5. And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain ] Probably “the devil” and “into a high mountain” are added from St Matthew. How the devil took Him up … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:5”

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 4. It is written ] The perfect gegraptai means ‘it has been written,’ it standeth written as an eternal lesson. Jesus foils the tempter as man for man. He will not say ‘I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:4”

And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 3. If thou be the Son of God ] Doubtless an allusion to the divine Voice at His baptism (Luk 3:22). The same words were tauntingly addressed to our Lord on the Cross (Mat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:3”

Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 2. forty days ] The number was connected in the Jewish mind with notions of seclusion, and revelation, and peril; Moses on Sinai, Exo 34:18; Elijah, 1Ki 19:8; the wanderings of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 4:2”