Matthew 4:1
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
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Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit - Led up by the Spirit. Luke says Luk 4:1 that Jesus was “full of the Holy Spirit;” and it was by his influence, therefore, that he went into the desert to be…
We have here the story of a famous duel, fought hand to hand, between Michael and the dragon, the Seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, nay, the serpent himself; in which the seed of the…
Mat 4:1-11. The Temptation of Jesus. Mar 1:12-13; Luk 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." St…
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