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Main point summary
Jesus is lead into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He resists the temptation and is ministered to by angels.
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Matthew 4:1-11
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a Then Jesus was led up
by the Spirit
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into the wilderness
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b to be tempted by the devil.
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And after He had a fasted forty days and forty nights,
He 1 then became hungry.
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And a the tempter came
and said to Him,
“If You are the b Son of God,
command that these stones become bread.”
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progression
But He answered and said,
“It is written,
‘ a Man shall not live on bread alone,
but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
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Then the devil * took Him
into a the holy city
and had Him stand
on the pinnacle of the temple,
and * said to Him,
“If You are the Son of God,
throw Yourself down;
for it is written, ‘ a He will command His angels concerning You’;
and ‘On their hands
they will bear You up,
So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
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Jesus said to him,
“ 1 On the other hand, it is written,
‘ a You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
a Again, the devil * took Him
to a very high mountain
and * showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;
and he said to Him,
“ a All these things I will give You,
if You fall down and 1 worship me.”
Then Jesus * said to him,
“Go, Satan!
For it is written, ‘ a You shall worship the Lord your God,
and 1 serve Him only.’”
Then the devil * left Him;
and behold, a angels came
and began to minister to Him.
First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective. "Since You are the Son of God..."
First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective. "Since You are the Son of God..."
Third class conditional implying future action.
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Matthew 4:1-11
A. Preparation for Temptation
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.
B1. First Temptation and Refusal
And the tempter came and said to Him,
Desert, alone
“If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
Satisfy hunger
But He answered and said,
“It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
Refusal with scripture
B2. Second Temptation and Refusal
Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him,
Jerusalem, before all in the temple
“If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command His angels concerning You’; and ‘On their hands they will bear You up, So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Demonstration of power
Jesus said to him,
“On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Firm refusal with scripture
B3. Third Temptation and Refusal
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him,
High mountain, before the whole world
“All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”
Rule the world
Then Jesus said to him,
“Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’”
Command to go with scripture
A'. Comfort after Temptation
Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.
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