The Son of God (υιος του θεου). No article as in Mt 4:3. So refers to the relationship as Son of God rather than to the office of …

Command this stone.—The singular form is somewhat more vivid than the plural, these stones, in St. Matthew.

Satan met the hungry Man and suited his temptation to His present pangs, to His special weakness at that moment: "If thou be the Son of God, co…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Christ is tempted after His baptism, showing us that temptations await us after we are baptized. This…

The “devil” (Gk 1333) has several names in the Bible: notably the OT name “Satan” (e.g., 4:8; 10:18; 11:18). He opposes God and God’s servants ([Re…

And the devil said to him
Who now visibly appeared, and spoke to him with an articulate voice:

Christ's being led into the wilderne gave an advantage to the tempter, for there He was alone; no one was with Him by whose prayers and advice He m…