Matthew 4:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 4:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 4:1 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 4:1 — KJV
“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”
— Matthew 4:1 (KJV)
Matthew 4:1 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 4:1
“And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,”
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“Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.”
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“(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)”
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“And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.”
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“Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. the hall...: or, Pilate's house”
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