King James Version
What Does Luke 4:1 Mean?
“And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,”
Context
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And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing : and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
3
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersIV.
(1-13) **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 used by St. Matthew and St. Mark, and agree with the Spirit given “not by measure” of John 3:34
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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