The General Elements of the Temptations
Luke 4:2-4
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungry.…


I. ABUSE OF POWER.

II. PERVERSION OF TRUTH. "It is written," said the tempter.

III. MAKING PRESENT HAPPINESS THE END OF LIFE.

(Caleb Morris.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

WEB: for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.




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