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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• 14{i}And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee{/i} and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him. (Luke 4:14)
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Matt. 4:1• 1{i}Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:{/i} (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• 1{i}Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:{/i}
 2{i}and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.{/i}
 3{i}And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.{/i}
 4{i}But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.{/i}
 5{i}Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon{/i} the pinnacle {i}of the temple,{/i}
 6{i}and 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.{/i}
 7{i}Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.{/i}
 8{i}Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,{/i}
 9{i}and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.{/i}
 10{i}Then 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.{/i}
 11{i}Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.{/i} (Matt. 4:1‑11)
full.
Luke 4:14,18• 14{i}And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee{/i} and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him.
 18[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he hath sent me [to heal the broken-hearted], 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 shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I have found my delight. (Luke 3:22)
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Isa. 11:2‑4•  (Isa. 11:2‑4)
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Isa. 61:1•  (Isa. 61:1)
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Matt. 3:16• 16{i}And Jesus, having been baptized, 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:{/i} (Matt. 3:16)
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John 1:32• 32And John bore witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and it abode upon him. (John 1:32)
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John 3:34• 34for he whom God sent speaketh the words of God; for God giveth not the Spirit by measure. (John 3:34)
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Acts 1:2• 2until the day in which, having by [the] Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was received up, (Acts 1:2)
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Acts 10:38• 38Jesus of Nazareth how that God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and power; who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
and was.
Luke 2:27• 27And he came in the Spirit into the temple {i}and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him{/i} according to the custom of the law, (Luke 2:27)
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1 Kings 18:12•  (1 Kings 18:12)
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Ezek. 3:14•  (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 more, for he went on his way rejoicing. (Acts 8:39)
wilderness.
1 Kings 19:4•  (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.)