Focused Passage

Matthew 4:1-11

The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called

Matthew moves from Spirit-led wilderness testing, to Jesus' victory by Scripture, to Galilean fulfillment, to kingdom preaching, to disciple calling, and finally to a summary of Jesus' teaching, proclamation, healing, and expanding fame.

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1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

5Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

6“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

9“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

11Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas ledἀνήχθηG321Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularbyὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwildernessἔρημονG2048Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularto be temptedπειρασθῆναιG3985Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassivebyὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulardevilδιαβόλουG1228Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 2

Original words

vvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionAfter fastingνηστεύσαςG3522Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfortyτεσσεράκονταG5062Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfortyτεσσεράκονταG5062Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluralnightsνύκταςG3571Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural-ὕστερονG5305AdverbHe was hungryἐπείνασενG3983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 3

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartempterπειράζωνG3985Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularcameπροσελθὼνG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIfΕἰG1487ConjunctionYou areεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartellεἰπὲG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ἵναG2443ConjunctiontheseοὗτοιG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralstonesλίθοιG3037Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralto becomeγένωνταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralbreadἄρτοιG740Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 4

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularButδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus] answeredἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIt is writtenΓέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularManἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ΟὐκG3756Adverbshall not liveζήσεταιG2198Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionbreadἄρτῳG740Noun - Dative Masculine SingularaloneμόνῳG3441Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularbutἈλλ’G235ConjunctiononἐπὶG1909PrepositioneveryπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularwordῥήματιG4487Noun - Dative Neuter Singularthat comesἐκπορευομένῳG1607Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter SingularfromδιὰG1223Preposition[the] mouthστόματοςG4750Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 8:3
Verse 5

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardevilδιάβολοςG1228Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartookπαραλαμβάνειG3880Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularholyἁγίανG40Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularcityπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsetἔστησενG2476Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularpinnacleπτερύγιονG4419Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulartempleἱεροῦG2411Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 6

Original words

IfΕἰG1487ConjunctionYou areεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionhe saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthrowβάλεG906Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularYourselfσεαυτὸνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingulardownκάτωG2736AdverbForγὰρG1063Conjunctionit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularHe will commandἐντελεῖταιG1781Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-ΤοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularangelsἀγγέλοιςG32Noun - Dative Masculine PluralconcerningπερὶG4012PrepositionYouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularthey will lift You upἀροῦσίνG142Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinἐπὶG1909Preposition[their] handsχειρῶνG5495Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralvvvμή‿G3361AdverbvvvποτεG4219Conjunctionso that You will not strikeπροσκόψῃςG4350Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularfootπόδαG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularagainstπρὸςG4314Prepositiona stoneλίθονG3037Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 91:11–12
Verse 7

Original words

JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἜφηG5346Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvΠάλινG3825AdverbIt is also writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularDo not putἐκπειράσειςG1598Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ΟὐκG3756Adverb[the] LordΚύριονG2962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularGod {to the test}ΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 6:16
Verse 8

Original words

AgainΠάλινG3825AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardevilδιάβολοςG1228Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartookπαραλαμβάνειG3880Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519Prepositiona veryλίανG3029AdverbhighὑψηλὸνG5308Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularmountainὄροςG3735Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionshowedδείκνυσινG1166Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularallπάσαςG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralkingdomsβασιλείαςG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person PluralgloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

AllπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralthisΤαῦτάG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralI will giveδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionYou will fall downπεσὼνG4098Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] worshipπροσκυνήσῃςG4352Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

Away from MeὝπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularSatanΣατανᾶG4567Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-ΤότεG5119AdverbJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularForγάρG1063Conjunctionit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularWorshipπροσκυνήσειςG4352Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] LordΚύριονG2962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularGodθεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionserveλατρεύσειςG3000Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularonlyμόνῳG3441Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 6:13
Verse 11

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardevilδιάβολοςG1228Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularleftἀφίησινG863Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularangelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcameπροσῆλθονG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionministeredδιηκόνουνG1247Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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