Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 4:10
Get thee hence, Satan — Not, get thee behind me, that is, into thy proper place; as he said on a quite different occasion to Peter, speaking what was not expedient. Deuteronomy 6:13.
Get thee hence, Satan — Not, get thee behind me, that is, into thy proper place; as he said on a quite different occasion to Peter, speaking what was not expedient. Deuteronomy 6:13.
MATTHEW 4:10 u[page {A} If the words ovpi,sw mou were originally in the text, no satisfactory reason can be found to account for their omission. On the other hand, if they were originally absent, cop...
Verse Matthew 4:10. _GET THEE HENCE_] Or, _behind me_, οπισω μου. This is added by a multitude of the best MSS., VERSIONS, and FATHERS. This temptation savouring of nothing but diabolical impudence, J...
GET THEE HENCE - These temptations, and this one especially, the Saviour met with a decided rebuke. This was a bolder attack than any which had been made before. The other temptations had been founded...
4. THE TESTING OF THE KING AND HIS TESTIMONY. _ 1. The Testing by the Devil. (Matthew 4:1 .) 2. His Testimony and His Disciples. (Matthew 4:12 .) 3. The Powers of the Kingdom. (Matthew 4:23 .)_ CHAP...
THE TEMPTATION (Mark 1:12 f.*, Luke 4:1 *). Jesus'sudden recognition of His Sonship or Messiah-ship and of the responsibility thus laid upon Him, found natural expression in His retirement into solitu...
GET THEE HENCE, SATAN. Since the tempter was revealed Jesus rebukes him severely. The word, "Get thee hence," "Begone," expresses abhorrence of the proposal. The adversary is called by name and bidde...
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After he had deliberately gone without food for forty days and forty nights he was hungry. So the tempter came and said...
THE TESTING TIME (Matthew 4:1-11) Step by step Matthew unfolds the story of Jesus. He begins by showing us how Jesus was born into this world. He goes on to show us, at least by implication, that Jes...
GET THEE HENCE. Go! This is the end, and the Lord ends it. In Luke 4:13, after the third temptation, Satan "departed" of his own accord and only "for. season". Here, after the last, Satan is summarily...
_Get thee hence, Satan_ It is instructive to find these words addressed to Peter (ch. Matthew 16:23) when he put himself as it were in the place of the tempter. See note _ad loc_. _him only shalt thou...
Matthew 4:1-11. The Temptation of Jesus. Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13 St Mark's account is short; the various temptations are not specified; he adds the striking expression "he was with the wild beasts....
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13. St Mark’s account is short; the various temptations are not specified; he adds the striking expression ἦν μετὰ τῶν θηρίων. St Luke places the tempt...
ὝΠΑΓΕ ΣΑΤΑΝΑ͂. It is instructive to find these words addressed to Peter (ch. Matthew 16:23) when he put himself as it were in the place of the tempter. See note _ad loc_. In Homer ὑπάγειν is used of b...
VER 8. AGAIN, THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP INTO AN EXCEEDING HIGH MOUNTAIN, AND SHEWETH HIM ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD, AND THE GLORY OF THEM; 9. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, "ALL THESE THINGS WILL I GIVE THEE,...
_JESUS WAS A TEMPTED SAVIOR MATTHEW 4:1-11:_ At this point Jesus began His preaching ministry as described in Isaiah 61:1. "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to...
ΥΠΆΓΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΥΠΆΓΩ (G5217) уходить, ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΉΣΕΙΣ _fut. ind. act., см._ Matthew 4:9 ΛΑΤΡΕΎΣΕΙΣ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΤΡΕΎΩ (G3000) служить, работать за вознаграждение, трудиться; в НЗ...
ALL THESE THINGS WILL I GIVE THEE— "If thou be the Son of God, take care to be esteemed as such; if the kingdom of the Jews be destined for thee, add to it other kingdoms: seize the present occasion,...
CHAPTER FOUR Section 7. JESUS IS TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL (Parallels: Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13) TEXT: 4:1-11 1. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2....
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. THEN SAITH JESUS UNTO HIM, GET THEE HENCE, SATAN. (The evide...
16-17 Compare Joh_1:32-34. 16 As God's Spirit has no material form it is figured to us in various ways, which suggest its force and significance. It is usually presented as a blast of air, for this is...
4:10 homage (l-17) _ Proskuneo_ . an act of personal reverence and homage. What in modern language is called 'worship' is _ Latreuo_ , as 'serve,' ver. 10. The nearest to this in the use of _ proskun...
THE TEMPTATION 1-11. The temptation (Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1). The narrative, which can only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual historical fact, the great temptation which He underwen...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 THE DEVIL TESTS JESUS 4:1-11 V1 The *Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert. The devil tested Jesus while he was there. V2 For 40 d...
Get thee hence, Satan. — Once more the answer to the Tempter was found in the words of the _Tephillim_ and the lessons of childhood. No evidence of power could change the eternal laws of duty. There c...
CHAPTER 5 His Temptation - Matthew 4:1 MUCH has been written on the possibility of temptation in the experience of a sinless Being. The difficulties which have been raised in this region are chiefly...
ὕπαγε σατανᾶ. Jesus passionately repels the Satanic suggestion. The ὕπαγε σ. is true to His character. The suggestions of worldly wisdom always roused in Him passionate aversion. The ὀπίσω μου of some...
_Third temptation_. εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν : a mountain high enough for the purpose. There is no such mountain in the world, not even in the highest ranges, “not to be sought for in terrestrial geograph...
_The Temptation_ (Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)....
TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL Matthew 4:1-11 _Then_ marks the close connection between the heavenly voice of the baptism and the fiery ordeal of the forty days. Notice that temptation is not in itself sin; on...
"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodne...
Jesus Christ does not here cite the words, but the substance of the text. (Deuteronomy v. 7. and 9; vi. 13; x. 20.) --- It is remarkable that our Lord bore with the pride and insolence of the devil, t...
THE TEMPTATION Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13. Matthew says that _“He was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.”_ Mark says: “The Spirit immediately impels Him away...
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. The subject of CHRIST'S temptations, is a subject attended with much difficulty thoroughly to explain. One of the great ca...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
_THE PATH TO VICTORY_ ‘Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain.… All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down and worship me.… Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,...
10._Depart, Satan. _Instead of this, Luke has, _Depart behind me, Satan. _There is no use for speculating about the phrase, _behind me, _which Christ addressed to Peter, _Go behind me, _(Matthew 16:23...
Having thus, in grace, taken up His position as man on earth, He commences His earthly career, being led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. The righteous and holy man, the S...
THEN SAITH JESUS TO HIM, GET THEE HENCE, SATAN..... In Luke 4:8 it is "get thee behind me": and so some copies read here, and is expressive of indignation and abhorrence; see Matthew 16:23 rebuking hi...
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Ver. 10. _Get thee hence, Satan_] Avaunt, avoid, be packing! T...
_Then saith Jesus, Get thee hence, Satan_ The expression, Υπαγε, Σατανα, plainly expresses Christ's authority over Satan, as well as his detestation of so vile a suggestion: _for it is written, Thou s...
IT IS WRITTEN; DEUTERONOMY 6:13....
Jesus meets the insult with proper dignity: THEN SAITH JESUS UNTO HIM, GET THEE HENCE, SATAN; FOR IT IS WRITTEN. THOU SHALT WORSHIP THE LORD, THY GOD, AND HIM ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE. Here Jesus rises i...
There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sat...
1-11 Concerning Christ's temptation, observe, that directly after he was declared to be the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world, he was tempted; great privileges, and special tokens of Divine fa...
OLBGrk; As this was of all the three the most impudent temptation, so our Lord receiveth it with the highest detestation, saying, GET THEE HENCE, SATAN by which words he doth not only show his detesta...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians But the Lord is long-suffering, and does not reduce to nothing him who in his ignorance dares [to utter] such words, but meekly replies, "Get thee hence, Satan....
Matthew 4:10 Then G5119 Jesus G2424 said G3004 (G5719) him G846 Away G5217 (G5720) Satan G4567 For...
‘Then Jesus says to him, “Get you from here, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.” For the final time Jesus calls on Scripture (Deuteronomy 6:1...
JESUS FACES UP TO HIS FUTURE IN THE WILDERNESS (4:1-11). The most momentous moment of His conscious life to date having taken place, Jesus will now have to face up to what it involves. For having bee...
Matthew 4:10. GET THEE HENCE. A single word, ‘begone,' ‘avaunt,' expressing abhorrence of both person and proposal. SATAN. Addressed by name, having spoken in his true character as ‘adversary.' For,...
THIRD TEMPTATION: Matthew 4:8-10....
The threefold temptation by Satan; the threefold victory over Satan. He who came ‘to destroy the works of the devil,' triumphs over him in personal conflict. This was the Messiah's _trial_ and _probat...
GET THEE HENCE, SATAN (Hυπαγε, Σατανα). The words "behind me" (οπισω μου) belong to Matthew 16:23, not here. "Begone" Christ says to Satan. This temptation is the limit of diabolical suggestion and...
Matthew 4:10 It was by this time evident that our blessed Lord was not to be tempted to either distrust or presumption. But what if He were once more tried, with a temptation which should coincide wi...
Matthew 4:1 I. One cannot help thinking and wondering why this temptation should take place, and though all the reasons cannot be known, some of them we think we can see. We know there is a devil. Per...
Matthew 4:8 I. There is no falsehood on the face of the earth so dangerous as truth when that truth comes distorted, placed in wrong order, or laid in false proportions. This was exactly the character...
Matthew 4:1. _Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil._ He had just been baptized, the Spirit of God had descended upon him, and the Father had borne witnes...
Matthew 4:1. _Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil._ What a change it seems from the descent of the Holy Spirit to being led up into the wilderness to be...
CONTENTS: Temptation of Jesus. Jesus' public ministry begun. Call of first disciples. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, John the Baptist, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The Word of God is t...
Matthew 4:1. _Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit,_ υπο του πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. _Led into the wilderness,_ where he was...
GO AWAY, SATAN! Jesus rebukes him. "Go away" implies disgust. Satan is called by name and commanded to leave. WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM! Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6:13. This forbids...
_Worship the Lord thy God._ DIVINE WORSHIP I. Divine worship is human instinct. Among all the living occupants of the earth, man is the only worshipper. Man feels after the Divine. Hence, in differen...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 4:1 Jesus the Messiah Begins to Advance the Messianic Kingdom. Jesus triumphs over the devil in the wilderness (vv. Matthew 4:1), proclaims the kingdom
SATAN TEMPS JESUS IN THE DESERT MATTHEW 4:1-11; MARK 1:12-13; LUKE 4:1-13; MATTHEW 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness t
CHAPTER 4 _By the devil_. Syriac, _by the accuser_, Gr. _διάβολος_, _accuser_, _calumniator_. For Satan is he who accuses men before God perpetually, that he may gain them for himself and Gehenna. _T...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS—GENERAL REMARKS _There is only one way of understanding the narrative_, viz. as the history of a real occurrence, of an actual temptation of our Lord by the d...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 4:1 THE TEMPTATION. The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates it. Psychologica...
Chapter Four Then was Jesus led of the Spirit into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1) Immediately, He is now being led by the Spirit, walking after the Spirit. The New Testament has so much to say to us co...
1 Chronicles 21:1; 1 Peter 5:9; 1 Samuel 7:3; Deuteronomy 10:20;...
THE TEMPTATION Matthew 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The temptation of Christ in the wilderness had no direct bearing upon our salvation, as we are saved by His Blood. However, the temptation did acclaim...
THE TEMPTATION (NO. 2) Matthew 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. "THEN" the word holds our attention. "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." The word "then" c...
(CF. LUKE 4:5-12)—Is there a mistake in recording the wilderness temptation of Christ by Matthew or Luke? PROBLEM: According to both Matthew and Luke, the first temptation was to turn stones into brea...
Observe here, 1. With what zeal and indignation of spirit our blessed Saviour repels and beats back this temptation of Satan: GET THEE HENCE. Note thence, That the greater the sins are which the devi...