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

And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing: and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry. 3And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made 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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048

Cross-references for Luke 4:1

• Matthew 4:1Then was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• Luke 4:14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.
• Luke 3:22And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
• Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
• Matthew 3:16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
• John 1:32And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he abode upon him.
• John 3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for to him God giveth not the Spirit by measure.
• Acts 1:2Until the day when he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:
• Acts 10:38That God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
• Luke 2:27And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
• 1 Kings 18:12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I have gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
• Ezekiel 3:14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
• Mark 1:12And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
• Acts 8:39And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he 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 away 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