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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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Led by the Spirit
Commentators emphasize that Jesus did not wander into temptation by accident; He was intentionally "led up of the Spirit." This reveals that God had a divine purpose in this trial. It was designed to test and prove Jesus as the Messiah and to have Him act as our representative, winning a victory over Satan on our behalf. This shows that trials can be part of God's sovereign plan, not a sign of His absence.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
MATTHEW CHAPTER 4
The wilderness. See Barnes on Matthew 3:1.
The Spirit. Luke says (Luke 4:1) that Jesu…
To be tempted of the devil (πειρασθηνα υπο του διαβολου). Matthew locates the temptation at a definite time, "then" (τοτε) and pla…
19th Century
Anglican
The narrative of the Temptation is admittedly one of the most mysterious in the Gospel records. In one respect it stands almost, if not entirely, a…
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Baptist
No sooner anointed than assailed. He did not seek temptation, but was led up of the Spirit. The time selected was immediately after His So…
Jesus’ three temptations tie into his baptism, not only by the references to sonship and the Spirit, but by the opening “Then.” The same Spirit who…
16th Century
Protestant
Then Jesus was led. There were two reasons why Christ withdrew into the wilderness. The first was that, after a fast of forty days, he mig…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit The Evangelist having finished his account of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Chr…
Concerning Christ's temptation, observe that immediately after He was declared to be the Son of God and the Savior of the world, He was tempted. Gr…
13th Century
Catholic
It was shown above that Christ prepared Himself for teaching by receiving baptism; now, however, He prepares Himself by overcoming temptation. Abou…
