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and behold, angels came and <i>began to</i> serve Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and <i>began</i> to minister to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and <i>began to</i> minister to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left Him; and angels came and ministered to Him [bringing Him food and serving Him].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Devil left Him, and immediately angels came and began to serve Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and look, angels came and served him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Devil leaves Him, and behold, messengers came and were ministering to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil leaves Him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then the devil lets him go, and behold, the messengers came up, and they served him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the devil left him. And behold, Angels approached and ministered to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the adversary left him alone; and behold the angels drew near and ministered unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And The Devil left him, and behold Angels approached and they were serving him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then the devil leaveth Him; and behold, the angels came to Him and continued to minister unto Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then the devil leaveth him, and lo! angels came and ministered unto him.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />whereupon the devil left him, and immediately angels came and ministred unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Then the Devil leaves Him; and, behold, angels came and were ministering to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and Him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil left Him, and behold angels came and attended Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=691" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">The Temptation of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1228.htm" title="1228: diabolos (Adj-NMS) -- From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan.">devil</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphiēsin (V-PIA-3S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">left</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!"></a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angeloi (N-NMP) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angels</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: prosēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1247.htm" title="1247: diēkonoun (V-IIA-3P) -- From diakonos; to be an attendant, i.e. Wait upon (figuratively) teacher; technically, to act as a Christian deacon.">ministered</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">12</span>When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13</a></span><br />When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-13.htm">Mark 1:13</a></span><br />and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a></span><br />Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11-12</a></span><br />For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-7</a></span><br />Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. / A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a></span><br />My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a></span><br />And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-51.htm">John 1:51</a></span><br />Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-12</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-8.htm">Revelation 22:8-9</a></span><br />And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. / But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the devil leaves him, and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.</p><p class="hdg">the devil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13</a></b></br> And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-53.htm">Luke 22:53</a></b></br> When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-30.htm">John 14:30</a></b></br> Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.</p><p class="hdg">behold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Matthew 4:6</a></b></br> And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in <i>their</i> hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Matthew 26:53</a></b></br> Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-2.htm">Matthew 28:2-5</a></b></br> And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Attended</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm">Care</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/94-14.htm">Leaveth</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/joel/1-9.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Ministered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Ministering</a> <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Once</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-9.htm">Served</a> <a href="/matthew/2-7.htm">Thereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/mark/1-13.htm">Attended</a> <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Care</a> <a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Leaveth</a> <a href="/matthew/11-7.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/matthew/20-26.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/matthew/8-15.htm">Ministered</a> <a href="/matthew/8-15.htm">Ministering</a> <a href="/matthew/4-20.htm">Once</a> <a href="/matthew/8-15.htm">Served</a> <a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Thereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Jesus, fasting forty days, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">is tempted by the devil and ministered unto by angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">He dwells in Capernaum;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">begins to preach;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">calls Peter and Andrew,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-21.htm">James and John;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">teaches and heals all the diseased.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The departure of the devil signifies Jesus' victory over temptation, highlighting His sinless nature and His ability to resist Satan's schemes. This event fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head. The devil's departure also underscores the authority of Jesus, as even the tempter must submit to Him. This moment parallels <a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a>, which encourages believers to resist the devil, promising that he will flee from them.<p><b>and angels came</b><br>The arrival of angels signifies divine approval and support for Jesus after His ordeal. Throughout Scripture, angels are often depicted as messengers and servants of God, providing assistance and delivering messages to His people. In the Old Testament, angels ministered to figures like Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-7</a>), offering sustenance and strength. Their presence here reaffirms Jesus' divine sonship and the heavenly endorsement of His mission. This moment also reflects the spiritual reality that God provides for His people, especially after trials and temptations.<p><b>and ministered to Him</b><br>The term "ministered" suggests that the angels provided for Jesus' physical needs, likely offering food and comfort after His 40-day fast. This act of ministering highlights the compassion and care of God for His Son, ensuring that Jesus was restored and strengthened for the ministry ahead. The Greek word used here, "diakoneo," implies service and assistance, a theme that resonates throughout Jesus' teachings on servanthood (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). This moment foreshadows the ultimate service Jesus would provide through His sacrificial death and resurrection, offering spiritual nourishment and salvation to humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus has just completed a period of fasting and temptation in the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_devil.htm">The Devil</a></b><br>The adversary who tempted Jesus three times, attempting to derail His mission.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/angels.htm">Angels</a></b><br>Heavenly beings who came to minister to Jesus after the devil left Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The desolate place where Jesus fasted for forty days and was tempted by the devil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/resisting_temptation.htm">Resisting Temptation</a></b><br>Jesus' victory over temptation demonstrates the power of Scripture and reliance on God. Believers are encouraged to use Scripture as a tool to resist the devil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_assistance.htm">Divine Assistance</a></b><br>Just as angels ministered to Jesus, God provides help and support to His people in times of need. Believers can trust in God's provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The reality of spiritual warfare is evident in this passage. Christians are reminded to be vigilant and prepared to face spiritual battles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_and_reward.htm">Endurance and Reward</a></b><br>Jesus' endurance through temptation resulted in divine comfort. Believers are encouraged to persevere through trials, knowing that God rewards faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>Angels are active participants in God's plan, serving and ministering to believers. This passage reassures Christians of the unseen support they have.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_redshift_mean.htm">What actions do angels perform?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'the_rocks_will_cry_out'.htm">What is the role of angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_fallen_angels.htm">What are fallen angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_need_angels.htm">If God is all-powerful, why does He need angels to do His work?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Angels came and ministered unto him.</span>--The tenses of the two verbs differ, the latter implying continued or repeated ministrations. Here also we are in the region of the spiritual life, and must be content to leave the nature of the ministration undefined, instead of sensualising it as poets and artists have done. What is instructive is, that the help of their service, the contrast between the calm and beauty of their presence and that of the wild beasts and of the Tempter, comes as the reward of the abnegation which refused to make their ministry the subject of an experimental test. In this case, also, we find strange coincidences. The fact recorded by St. Matthew explains the words recorded by St. John (<a href="/john/1-51.htm" title="And he said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.">John 1:51</a>) as uttered but a few days later, and which speak of "the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." The words with which St. Luke ends his record of the Temptation may well be noticed here: "And having finished every temptation, the devil departed from him for a season" (literally, <span class= "ital">till a season</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> The conflict was not yet ended, and was from time to time renewed--now in the passionate prayer of the disciple (<a href="/matthew/16-22.htm" title="Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from you, Lord: this shall not be to you.">Matthew 16:22</a>), now in the open enmity of the prince of this world (<a href="/john/12-31.htm" title="Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.">John 12:31</a>; <a href="/john/14-30.htm" title="Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world comes, and has nothing in me.">John 14:30</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The devil leaveth him</span>; Luke, "departed from him for a season." For though there are crises of temptation, the devil never finally gives up his attack while the object of it is still on earth. May not even direct assaults be included in the remarkable epitome of Messianic life found in <a href="/luke/22-28.htm">Luke 22:28</a>? <span class="cmt_word">And, behold, angels came and ministered unto him</span>. Kept back before both by the presence of the evil one, and by the need for the God-Man to contend alone, they now came up to him and ministered to him so long as they could be helpful (for the change of tenses, cf. <a href="/matthew/8-15.htm">Matthew 8:15</a>). Mark however (<a href="/mark/1-13.htm">Mark 1:13</a>) implies that they had been present at other times than after this last crisis. <span class="accented">Ministered</span>; possibly supplying his bodily need (cf. <a href="/matthew/8-15.htm">Matthew 8:15</a>; <a href="/luke/10-40.htm">Luke 10:40</a>); but as, after all, bodily sustenance is but secondary to spiritual, the latter must at least be included (cf. <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a>). In <a href="/luke/22-43.htm">Luke 22:43</a> the "strengthening" would appear to be of his whole nature within and without, through the medium of his spirit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Τότε</span> <span class="translit">(Tote)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">devil</span><br /><span class="grk">διάβολος</span> <span class="translit">(diabolos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1228.htm">Strong's 1228: </a> </span><span class="str2">From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφίησιν</span> <span class="translit">(aphiēsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">angels</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄγγελοι</span> <span class="translit">(angeloi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> </span><span class="str2">From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="grk">προσῆλθον</span> <span class="translit">(prosēlthon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">ministered</span><br /><span class="grk">διηκόνουν</span> <span class="translit">(diēkonoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1247.htm">Strong's 1247: </a> </span><span class="str2">From diakonos; to be an attendant, i.e. Wait upon (figuratively) teacher; technically, to act as a Christian deacon.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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