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Version</a></span><br />When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And the devil, having finished every temptation, departed from Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>so</i> when the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/4.htm">NASB 1995</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="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the Devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him for a time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the devil had finished testing Jesus in every way possible, he left him for a while. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After the devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, the devil left him until another time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the Devil finished tempting Jesus in every way, he left him for a while. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After the devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, he left him until another time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a convenient season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And the devil, having finished every temptation, departed from Him until an opportune time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having ended all the trial, the devil departed from him for a time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all the temptation being ended, the devil departed from him for a time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when all the temptation was completed, the devil withdrew from him, until a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When the adversary was through with all his temptations, he left him for some time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when The Devil had finished all his temptations, he departed from his presence for a time.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the devil having perfected every temptation, departed from Him for a season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And when the devil had closed all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and when the whole temptation was ended, the devil left him for a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, having completed every temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a <i>fitting</i> season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/4-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=1432" 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/luke/4.htm">The Temptation of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">When</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/4931.htm" title="4931: syntelesas (V-APA-NMS) -- To bring to an end, fulfill, accomplish. From sun and teleo; to complete entirely; generally, to execute.">had finished</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-AMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/3986.htm" title="3986: peirasmon (N-AMS) -- From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.">temptation,</a> <a href="/greek/868.htm" title="868: apestē (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. instigate to revolt; usually to desist, desert, etc.">he left</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- 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/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">until</a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairou (N-GMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">an opportune time.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.…<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="/matthew/4-11.htm">Matthew 4:11</a></span><br />Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a></span><br />Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a></span><br />For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<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="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-13</a></span><br />Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. / Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-30.htm">John 14:30</a></span><br />I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">2 Corinthians 2:11</a></span><br />in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Genesis 3:1-6</a></span><br />Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” / The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, / but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a></span><br />One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” ...<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="/matthew/16-23.htm">Matthew 16:23</a></span><br />But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-11.htm">Matthew 4:11</a></b></br> Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.</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="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a></b></br> For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as <i>we are, yet</i> without sin.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/luke/2-37.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/luke/4-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/4-12.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/14-11.htm">Opportune</a> <a href="/luke/1-18.htm">Proof</a> <a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Season</a> <a href="/mark/14-38.htm">Temptation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Tests</a> <a href="/luke/4-11.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/12-50.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/luke/4-42.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/luke/4-33.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/7-6.htm">Opportune</a> <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Proof</a> <a href="/luke/12-42.htm">Season</a> <a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Temptation</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Tests</a> <a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-1.htm">The fasting and temptation of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm">He begins to preach.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">The people of Nazareth marvel at words, but seek to kill him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-33.htm">He cures one possessed of a demon,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Peter's mother-in-law,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-40.htm">and various other sick persons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-41.htm">The demons acknowledge Jesus, and are reproved for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/4-42.htm">He preaches through the cities of Galilee.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/luke/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>When the devil</b><br />The term "devil" comes from the Greek word "diabolos," meaning "slanderer" or "accuser." In the biblical context, the devil is the adversary of God and humanity, seeking to lead people away from God's truth. This passage highlights the devil's role as the tempter, one who actively opposes Jesus' mission from the outset of His ministry.<p><b>had finished</b><br />The Greek word used here is "sunteleo," which means to bring to an end or complete. This indicates that the devil's temptations were exhaustive, covering every possible angle to derail Jesus' mission. It underscores the completeness of Jesus' victory over temptation, as He withstood every test the devil could devise.<p><b>every temptation</b><br />The word "temptation" is translated from the Greek "peirasmos," which can mean a trial or test. In this context, it refers to the devil's attempts to entice Jesus into sin. The use of "every" emphasizes the comprehensive nature of these trials, suggesting that Jesus faced the full spectrum of human temptation, yet remained sinless.<p><b>he left Him</b><br />The phrase "left Him" is derived from the Greek "aphistemi," meaning to depart or withdraw. This indicates a temporary retreat by the devil, acknowledging his inability to overcome Jesus at this time. It reflects the spiritual reality that while the devil may retreat, he does not give up his efforts to oppose God's work.<p><b>until an opportune time</b><br />The Greek word "kairos" is used here for "opportune time," signifying a specific, favorable moment. This suggests that the devil was strategic, waiting for another chance to challenge Jesus. Historically, this foreshadows future encounters, such as the betrayal by Judas and the events leading to the crucifixion, where the devil would again attempt to thwart God's plan.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">When the devil had ended all the temptation.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">had completed every kind of temptation. </span>The three trials were each typical in character, and taken together they made up the cycle of those to which our Lord's human nature was then open.<p><span class= "bld">For a season.</span>--<span class= "ital">Till a </span>[convenient] <span class= "ital">season</span>--i.e., till the close of the great work, the time of the power of darkness (<a href="/luke/22-53.htm" title="When I was daily with you in the temple, you stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.">Luke 22:53</a>), when the prince of this world again came (<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>), and, trying then the power of suffering, as he had before tried the allurement of the world, found that he was foiled in the latter temptation as he had been in the earlier.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when the devil had ended all the temptation</span>. <p><span class="accented">"Thou Spirit, who ledd'st this glorious eremite<br />Into the desert, his victorious field,<br />Against the spiritual foe, and brought'st him thence<br />By proof the undoubted Son of God."</span><br /><br />(<span class="note_acc">Milton.</span>) St. Matthew closes the story of the "victorious field" by telling us how, when every hellish suggestion had been made and repelled, the wearied and exhausted Jesus was visited and refreshed by the visible ministry of angels. The words of the Greek original translated "all the temptation" would be more accurately rendered by "every kind of temptation." The three great temptations, related by two of the evangelists in detail, are very varied and comprehensive in character, and appeal to most of the human passions and desires; but from the words with which St. Luke began his recital, "being forty days tempted of the devil," it is clear that Jesus was incessantly tempted the whole time by hellish whispers and suggestions, perhaps of the same kind, though with varied details, as the three we have recorded for us. Besides the uses of the temptation mystery in the development of the humanity of the blessed Son of God, the great scene has its deep lessons for all sorts and conditions of men in all times. Some eminent expositors would seem to wish to limit the area of the teaching of the temptation, and to regard it as mainly an experience preserved for the guidance of the disciples of the Master. They - so say these scholars - were, from this scene in the life of the great Teacher, to learn never to use their miraculous power for their personal advantage (first temptation); never to associate with wicked men for the attainment of good ends (second temptation); never to perform a miracle in an ostentatious spirit (third temptation). All this was doubtless contained in the Lord's story of his awful experience, and the lesson was never forgotten by the twelve and their own immediate followers. But the instruction was not meant to be confined to the little circle of his own; it was, like the whole of the gospel teaching, intended for all sorts and conditions of men. The common everyday lesson which every child may read in this story of his Master's trial, is that from the plain appointed path of duty, which very often too is the path of suffering, no persuasion however skillfully worded, no sophistry however plausible, must be sufficient to turn him<span class="cmt_word">. He departed from him for a season</span>; more accurately, <span class="accented">till a convenient season</span>. It is evident that all through the two years and a half of the public ministry, which succeeded the events just recorded, Jesus was exposed to the various trials and temptations to which suffering mortal flesh is exposed. So Bonaventura, in his 'Life of Christ,' says, "Many other were the occasions on which he endured temptation." Still there is no doubt but that the "convenient season" here pointedly alluded to referred to that other great epoch of temptation just before the cross, when our Lord prayed in the agony of the garden at the close of his earthly work. There the tempter tried if great suffering was not able to conquer that Sinless One. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/4-13.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">When</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">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">had finished</span><br /><span class="grk">συντελέσας</span> <span class="translit">(syntelesas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bring to an end, fulfill, accomplish. From sun and teleo; to complete entirely; generally, to execute.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temptation,</span><br /><span class="grk">πειρασμὸν</span> <span class="translit">(peirasmon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3986.htm">Strong's 3986: </a> </span><span class="str2">From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he left</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπέστη</span> <span class="translit">(apestē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_868.htm">Strong's 868: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. instigate to revolt; usually to desist, desert, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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">until</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄχρι</span> <span class="translit">(achri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an opportune time.</span><br /><span class="grk">καιροῦ</span> <span class="translit">(kairou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/4-13.htm">Luke 4:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/4-13.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 4:13 When the devil had completed every temptation (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/4-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 4:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 4:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 4:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 4:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>