Luke 4:1

Luke 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Context of Luke 4:1

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness 2for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry. 3And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

Luke 4:1 word by word

Ἰησοῦς δὲ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου ὑπέστρεψεν ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἰορδάνου καὶ ἤγετο ἐν τῷ πνεύματι ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳRead the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• of the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• from the JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446
• and was ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• in the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048

Cross-references for Luke 4:1

• Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• Luke 4:14And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.
• Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”
• Isaiah 11:2The 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 the fear of the Lord.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
• Matthew 3:16After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,
• John 1:32John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.
• John 3:34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.
• Acts 1:2until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.
• Acts 10:38You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
• Luke 2:27And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,
• 1 Kings 18:12It will come about when I leave you that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you where I do not know; so when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.
• Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.
• Mark 1:12Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.
• Acts 8:39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.
• 1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers.”

Commentaries on Luke 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Was led by the Spirit - Or, And was carried about, . Matthew says, , he was brought up. Mark says, the Spirit driveth him - putteth him forth. But each of the evangelists attributes this to the Holy Ghost, not to Satan. It may be useful to remark here, that, during the forty days and forty nights in which he is said to have been tempted by the devil, he is carried about, continually sustained and supported, by the Holy Ghost. Let those who are tempted by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11. Luke 4:2 Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3. He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting. Luke 4:13 Departed for a season…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The temptation of Christ. (1-13) Christ in the synagogue of Nazareth. (14-30) He casts out an unclean spirit and heals the sick. (31-44) Verses 1-13 Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter; for there he was alone, none were with him by whose prayers and advice he might be helped in the hour of temptation. He who knew his own strength might give Satan advantage; but we may not, who know our own weakness. Being in all things…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13The 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:1

• Fasting
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Temptation
• Trinity
• Wilderness

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jordan
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Holy Ghost
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke

Commentaries on Luke 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