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

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished. 3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• being fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• of the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Jordanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• was ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048

Cross-references for Luke 4:1

• Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• Luke 4:14Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.
• Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
• Isaiah 11:2The Lord’s spirit will rest on him – a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.
• Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
• Matthew 3:16After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming on him.
• John 1:32Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.
• John 3:34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.
• Acts 1:2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
• Acts 10:38with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
• Luke 2:27So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,
• 1 Kings 18:12But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. That would not be fair, because your servant has been a loyal follower of the Lord from my youth.
• Ezekiel 3:14A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.
• Mark 1:12The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.
• Acts 8:39Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.
• 1 Kings 19:4while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the Lord to take his life: “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.”

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