Matthew 4:1

Matthew 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Context of Matthew 4:1

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

Matthew 4:1 word by word

Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνήχθη εἰς τὴν ἔρημον ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος πειρασθῆναι ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• wasἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• to be temptedπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: temptG3985
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228

Cross-references for Matthew 4:1

• Mark 1:12At once the Spirit brought him into the desert,
• Luke 4:1Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit as he left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him while he was in the desert,
• Romans 8:14Certainly, all who are guided by God’s Spirit are God’s children.
• 1 Kings 18:12This is what will happen: When I leave you, the Lord’s Spirit will take you away to some unknown place. I’ll tell Ahab, but he won’t be able to find you. Then he will kill me. “I have been faithful to the Lord since I was a child.
• 2 Kings 2:16They said to him, “There are 50 strong men here with us. Please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Lord’s Spirit lifted him up and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” Elisha answered, “Don’t send them ⌞to look⌟.”
• Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me, and behind me I heard a loud thundering voice say, “Blessed is the Lord’s glory, which left this place.”
• Ezekiel 8:3It stretched out what looked like a hand and grabbed me by the hair on my head. In these visions from God, the Spirit carried me between heaven and earth. He took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the temple. That was where an idol that stirs up ⌞God’s⌟ anger was located.
• Ezekiel 11:1Then the Spirit lifted me and took me to the east gate of the Lord’s temple. (It’s the gate that faces east.) Twenty-five men were at the entrance of the gate. I saw among them Azzur’s son Jaazaniah and Benaiah’s son Pelatiah. They were leaders of the people.
• Ezekiel 40:2In visions, God brought me to Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. On the south side of the mountain were some buildings that looked like those in a city.
• Ezekiel 43:5The Spirit lifted me and brought me into the inner courtyard. I saw the Lord’s glory fill the temple.
• Acts 8:39When they had stepped out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away. The official joyfully continued on his way and didn’t see Philip again.
• Genesis 3:15I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
• John 14:30The ruler of this world has no power over me. But he’s coming, so I won’t talk with you much longer.
• Hebrews 2:18Because Jesus experienced temptation when he suffered, he is able to help others when they are tempted.
• Hebrews 4:15We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn’t sin.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit - This transaction appears to have taken place immediately after Christ's baptism; and this bringing up of Christ was through the influence of the Spirit of God; that Spirit which had rested upon him in his baptism. To be tempted - The first act of the ministry of Jesus Christ was a combat with Satan. Does not this receive light from Genesis 3:17. I will put enmity between the woman's seed and thy seed: it shall bruise…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit - Led up by the Spirit. Luke says Luke 4:1 that Jesus was “full of the Holy Spirit;” and it was by his influence, therefore, that he went into the desert to be tempted. It was not done by presumption on the part of Jesus, nor was it for a mere display of his power in resisting temptation; but it was evidently that it might be seen that his holiness was such that he could not be seduced from allegiance to God. When the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The temptation of Christ. (1-11) The opening of Christ's ministry in Galilee. (12-17) Call of Simon and others. (18-22) Jesus teaches and works miracles. (23-25) Verses 1-11 Concerning Christ's temptation, observe, that directly after he was declared to be the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world, he was tempted; great privileges, and special tokens of Divine favour, will not secure any from being tempted. But if the Holy Spirit witness to our being…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Jesus was led by the Spirit: God arranged this test to examine the Messiah’s character (see Deuteronomy 8:2). to be tempted by the devil: God started this test of character, using the devil's wish to lead Jesus into sin. God tempts no one (James 1:13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. Then--an indefinite note of sequence. But Mark's word (Mr 1:12) fixes what we should have presumed was meant, that it was "immediately" after His baptism; and with this agrees the statement of Luke (Lu 4:1). was Jesus led up--that is, from the low Jordan valley to some more elevated spot. of the Spirit--that blessed Spirit immediately before spoken of as descending upon Him at His baptism, and abiding upon Him. Luke, connecting these two scenes, as if…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:1

• Fasting
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
• Satan
• Temptation
• Wilderness

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Commentaries on Matthew 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings