Luke 4:2

The Temptation of Jesus · Luke 4:1–13
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Translations

Modern
…where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
Traditional
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Literal
…being tempted forty days by the devil. And He ate nothing in those days, and on their having ended, He was hungry.
Latin
…diebus quadraginta, et tentabatur a diabolo. Et nihil manducavit in diebus illis: et consummatis illis esuriit.

Original

Greek
English
…where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

Notes

tempted by the devil: The term diabolos ("devil") is a Greek translation of the Hebrew satan, meaning “accuser” or “adversary” (1 Chronicles 21:1; Job 1:1–2:13; Zechariah 3:1–2). Luke uses both terms ("devil," Luke 4:3, 6, 13; 8:12; "Satan," 10:18; 11:18; 13:16; 22:3, 31).

Satan tempted Adam and Eve and failed. Jesus is called the second Adam because he is a new beginning for humanity. He resisted temptation, unlike Adam and Eve. Because of this, he reversed the judgment against Adam and Eve.

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.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 4:1–11 Mark 1:12–13

People

Satan: The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity

Glossary

Baptism of Jesus Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Fast, Fasting Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of Spirit of God Wilderness

Topics

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