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Luke 4

Luke 4:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
m Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
being full
pleres (Greek #4134)
replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
KJV usage: full.
Pronounce: play'-race
Origin: from 4130
of the Holy
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
Ghost
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
returned
hupostrepho (Greek #5290)
to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: come again, return (again, back again), turn back (again).
Pronounce: hoop-os-tref'-o
Origin: from 5259 and 4762
from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
Jordan
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Iordanes (Greek #2446)
the Jordanes (i.e. Jarden), a river of Palestine
KJV usage: Jordan.
Pronounce: ee-or-dan'-ace
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03383)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
was led
ago (Greek #71)
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
KJV usage: be, bring (forth), carry, (let) go, keep, lead away, be open.
Pronounce: ag'-o
Origin: a primary verb
by
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the Spirit
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
into
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
the wilderness
eremos (Greek #2048)
lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, 5561 being implied)
KJV usage: desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.
Pronounce: er'-ay-mos
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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Luke 4:14• 14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him; (Luke 4:14)
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Matt. 4:1• 1Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil: (Matt. 4:1)
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Mark 1:12• 12And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness. (Mark 1:12)
,etc.

More on:

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Ghost,
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit,
Jordan,
River,
Spirit,
The Lord Jesus,
Wilderness

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-13:  The temptation and fasting of Christ.
14-15:  He begins to preach.
16-32:  The people of Nazareth admire his gracious words, but being offended, seek to kill him.
33-37:  He cures one possessed of a devil,
38-39:  Peter's mother-in-law,
40:  and divers other sick persons.
41:  The devils acknowledge Christ, and are reproved for it.
42-44:  He preaches through the cities of Galilee.
A.M. 4031.
A.D. 27.Jesus.
Matt. 4:1‑11• 1Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:
 2and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.
 3And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.
 4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.
 5Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,
 6and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
 7Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
 8Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,
 9and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.
 10Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
 11Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. (Matt. 4:1‑11)
full.
Luke 4:14,18• 14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him;
 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered, (Luke 4:14,18)
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Luke 3:22• 22and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight. (Luke 3:22)
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Isa. 11:2‑4• 2and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
 3And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;
 4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (Isa. 11:2‑4)
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Isa. 61:1• 1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Isa. 61:1)
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Matt. 3:16• 16And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him: (Matt. 3:16)
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John 1:32• 32And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. (John 1:32)
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John 3:34• 34for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure. (John 3:34)
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Acts 1:2• 2until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up; (Acts 1:2)
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Acts 10:38• 38Jesus who was of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went through all quarters doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
and was.
Luke 2:27• 27And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law, (Luke 2:27)
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1 Kings 18:12• 12And it shall come to pass when I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whither I know not; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me; and I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth. (1 Kings 18:12)
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Ezek. 3:14• 14And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me. (Ezek. 3:14)
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Mark 1:12‑13• 12And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.
 13And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. (Mark 1:12‑13)
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Acts 8:39• 39But when they came up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing. (Acts 8:39)
wilderness.
1 Kings 19:4• 4And he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a certain broom-bush, and requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough: now, Jehovah, take my life; for I am not better than my fathers. (1 Kings 19:4)
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Mark 1:13• 13And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. (Mark 1:13)
• Jesus endured this temptation in the circumstances in which we stand, not those in which Adam stood. (“Luke 4” by J.N. Darby)
• Take notice here that it is no question of bondage to sin, but of conflict. When it is a question of bondage, it is a question of deliverance, not of conflict. It was in Canaan that Israel fought. They were delivered out of Egypt; they did not fight there. (“Luke 4” by J.N. Darby)
• When the first man was created God pronounced all to be very good, but Satan came promptly on the scene, tempted man and ruined him. The Second Man has appeared, and the Father’s voice has pronounced His excellence, so again Satan comes on the scene with promptness, but this time he meets Man, full of the Holy Ghost, who is impervious to his wiles. (“Luke 4” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led bya the Spirit in the wilderness

JND Translation Notes

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En, "in the power of." see ch. 3.16.

W. Kelly Translation

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But Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness forty days,

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)