Thou shalt worship (προσκυνησεις). Satan used this verb to Jesus who turns it against him by the quotation from De 6:13. Jesus cle…

If thou therefore, wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan:

The tempta…

Theophylact of Ohrid: The enemy first assailed Christ with the temptation of the appetite, just as he did with Adam. He nex…

The second temptation involves similar issues. In a vision, the devil takes Jesus to a “high place” and offers him the world. Once again, what the …

Jesus answered and said to him
The following words, with indignation at him, and detestation of his proposals:

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…