Luke 4 · Verse 13

Luke 4:13

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Luke 4:13, King James Version

Luke 4:13 in other translations

BSBWhen the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
WEBWhen the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
ASVAnd when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.
YLTAnd having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.
DARBYAnd the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time.
BBEAnd when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.
WebsterAnd when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

What does Luke 4:13 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. Departed for a season. For a time. From this it appears that our Saviour was afterward subjected to temptations by Satan, but no particular temptations are recorded after this. From Jn 14:30, it seems that the devil tried or tempted him in the agony in Gethsemane. Comp. Heb 12:4. It is more than probable, also, that Satan did much to excite the Pharisees and Sadducees to endeavour to entangle him, and the priests and rulers to oppose him; yet out of all his temptations God delivered him; and so he will make a way to escape for all that are tempted, and will not suffer them to be tempted above that which they are able to bear, 1Cor 10:13.

(h) "all the temptation" Heb 4:15

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 4:1-13

Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter; for there he was alone, none were with him by whose prayers and advice he might be helped in the hour of temptation. He who knew his own strength might give Satan advantage; but we may not, who know our own weakness. Being in all things made like unto his brethren, Jesus would, like the other children of God, live in dependence upon the Divine…

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Luke 4:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
συντελέσαςsuntelesashaving finishedG4931
πάνταpantaeveryG3956
πειρασμὸνpeirasmontemptationG3986
ὁhotheG3588
διάβολοςdiabolosdevilG1228
ἀπέστηapestēdepartedG868
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575
αὐτοῦautouHimG846
ἄχριachriuntilG891
καιροῦ.¶kairouan opportune time.G2540

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 4:13

  • James 4:7

    Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Hebrews 4:15

    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 we are, yet without sin.

  • Matthew 4:11

    Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

  • John 14:30

    Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 4:11; Joh 14:30; Heb 4:15; Jas 4:7

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Context

  • Luke 4:12

    And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

  • Luke 4:13

    And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

  • Luke 4:14

    And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

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Luke 4:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y acabada toda tentación, el diablo se fué de él por un tiempo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ayant accompli toute tentation, le diable se retira d’avec lui pour un temps.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als der Teufel jede Versuchung vollendet hatte, wich er für eine Zeit von ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et consummata omni tentatione, diabolus recessit ab illo, usque ad tempus.