Luke 4:13

"Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”"

Key Reflection

In Luke 4:13, when Jesus responds to Satan's temptation by quoting Deuteronomy 6:16, his audience would have immediately recognized this as a reference to the commandment prohibiting the Israelites from putting God to the test, as recorded in the Torah. This was a well-known prohibition that underscored the importance of obedience and reverence for God, reminding listeners of their responsibility to trust in divine providence rather than seeking direct proof through temptation.

From the Scholars: 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 Joh 14:30, it seems that the devil tried or tempted him in the agony in Gethsemane. Comp. See Barnes on "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, 1 Co 10:13.

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