Matthew 4:11

Matthew 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Context of Matthew 4:11

9The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.” 10Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him. 12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee. 13He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. This was in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

Matthew 4:11 word by word

τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελοι προσῆλθον καὶ διηκόνουν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• leavethἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• ministeredδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247

Cross-references for Matthew 4:11

• Luke 4:13After the devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, the devil left him until another time.
• Luke 22:53I was with you in the temple courtyard every day and you didn’t try to arrest me. But this is your time, when darkness rules.”
• 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.
• Matthew 4:6He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’ ”
• Matthew 26:53Don’t you think that I could call on my Father to send more than twelve legions of angels to help me now?
• Matthew 28:2Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and was sitting on it.
• Mark 1:13where he was tempted by Satan for 40 days. He was there with the wild animals, and the angels took care of him.
• Luke 22:43Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength.
• 1 Timothy 3:16The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great: He appeared in his human nature, was approved by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was announced throughout the nations, was believed in the world, and was taken to heaven in glory.
• Hebrews 1:6When God was about to send his firstborn Son into the world, he said, “All of God’s angels must worship him.”
• Revelation 5:11Then I heard the voices of many angels, the four living creatures, and the leaders surrounding the throne. They numbered ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Behold, angels came and ministered unto him - That is, brought that food which was necessary to support nature. The name given to Satan in the third verse is very emphatic, , the tempter, or trier, from , to pierce through. To this import of the name there seems to be an allusion, Ephesians 6:16; : The fiery Darts of the wicked one. This is the precise idea of the word in Deuteronomy 8:2. To humble thee, and to prove thee, To Know What Was In Thy Heart…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Then the devil leaveth him - He left him for a time, Luke 4:13. He intended to return again to the temptation, and, if possible, to seduce him yet from God. Compare John 14:30; Luke 22:53. See the notes at Hebrews 12:4. The angels came and ministered - See the notes at Matthew 1:20. They came and supplied his wants and comforted him. From this narrative we may learn: (a) That no one is so holy as to be free from temptation, for even the Son of God was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Then the devil left Him: Jesus rejected Satan. This points ahead to his later victories over demons (Matthew 12:28), Satan's defeat through the cross (Colossians 2:14–15), and the final victory at the end of time (Romans 16:20; Revelation 12:7–17; 20:2–3, 10). Angels had already been part of the Messiah's arrival and protection (Matthew 1:20, 24; 2:13, 19). Now they came and cared for Jesus after his temptation, fulfilling the Old Testament (4:6; see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Then the devil leaveth him--Luke says, "And when the devil had exhausted"--or "quite ended," as in Lu 4:2--"every (mode of) temptation, he departed from him till a season." The definite "season" here indicated is expressly referred to by our Lord in Joh 14:30 and Lu 22:52, 53. and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him--or supplied Him with food, as the same expression means in Mr 1:31 and Lu 8:3. Thus did angels to Elijah (1Ki 19:5-8)…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:11

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Dash
• Fame
• Humiliation of Christ
• Light
• Satan
• Temptation
• Tempter
• Torment
• Adam in the Old Testament

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