Luke 4:1

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness,

Latin

Jesus autem plenus Spiritu Sancto regressus est a Jordane: et agebatur a Spiritu in desertum

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

Luke 4:1–13

The devil tried to tempt Jesus to ignore his Father's plan of salvation by seeking power and glory for himself. The temptation in the wilderness for 40 days is similar to Israel's 40 years of testing there. Israel failed the test, but Jesus succeeded.

Theme notes and profiles

Spirit Empowerment The Coming of the Spirit of God

Events

Temptations of Jesusc. AD 26

Related verses

Matthew 4:1–11
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Mark 1:12–13
At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,
Acts 10:38
…how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
John 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Matthew 3:16
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
John 1:32
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
Isaiah 11:2–4
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
Luke 4:14
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
Luke 3:21–22
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

Parallels

Matthew 4:1–11 Mark 1:12–13

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Anointed One, Anointed Ones Baptism of Jesus Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of Spirit of God Wilderness

Topics

Fasting: During Forty Days: Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Temptation of Jesus, the Christ: Temptation of (In the Desert of Judaea) Satan: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Temptation: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: Resistance To Trinity: The Holy Wilderness: Jesus' Temptation In

Luke 4:1

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