...Matth. iv. 1. THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an-hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these...

...ГЖЛНЕ1Ч was Jesus led up of the I Spirit into the wilderness to he tempted of the devil. m 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward a hungered. /3 And when the tempter came to him, he said. If thou he the Son of God, command that these...

...the will of his Heavenly FATHER that he should be tempted of the Devil, he went into the wilderness, and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungred. And the Devil came unto him, and promised that he would give him all the kingdoms...

...iv. 1. rPHEN was Jesus led up of the •*• spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil : And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when the tempter came to him. he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be...

...propensities. We shall now proceed to the consideration of the temptations of our Saviour. Matt. iv. 2 : " When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered : and when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be...

...life in Christ. Now when Jesus was led of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil, and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights he was afterwards hungry, and this tempter said unto him, ' If he was the Son of God, command these stones...

...with the wild beasts, being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when the tempter, the devil, came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these...

...faithful also in that which is least V The first temptation of our blessed Saviour is thus stated:—" and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones...

...wilderness for that end ; and he shall not assault any of his members, but by divine permission. 2 t hungred. Observe here, How the divine power upheld the human nature of Christ without food. What Moses...

...sustenance, but not so as to prevent altogether the natural consequence of His long abstinence ; for when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterward an hungered. Satan thought this to be a favourable opportunity for making his most powerful attacks upon the Lord...