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Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
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The Spirit Fills and Leads
Commentators emphasize a crucial sequence: Jesus is first "full of the Holy Spirit" after His baptism, and then He is "led by the Spirit" into the wilderness. This shows that spiritual high points can be followed by intense trials. As Charles Spurgeon notes, it is far better to face temptation while filled with the Spirit than without. The Spirit who empowers us is also the one who guides us through necessary tests.
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Full of the Holy Spirit (πληρης πνευματος αγιου). An evident allusion to the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism ([…
19th Century
Anglican
Being full of the Holy Ghost.—See Notes on Matthew 4:1-11. The words used by St. Luke describe the same fact as those use…
Baptist
Full of the Holy Ghost and then led into the wilderness to be tempted. You would not expect that. Yet it is a sadder thing to be …
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Jesus is in the desert for a period of forty days. This probably parallels Israel’s experience in the desert after the exodus; it may also allude t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost The Spirit of God having descended on him at his baptism, and afresh anointed…
Presbyterian
Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter, for there He was alone; no one was with Him by whose prayers and advice He…
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