Matthew 4:11
9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- KJV
- Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
- WEB
- Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
- ASV
- Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
- DARBY
- Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
- BLB
- Then the devil leaves Him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to Him.
- ÅB
- Da forlot djevelen ham, og engler kom til ham og tjente ham.
- OTB
- I det øyeblikket forlot djevelen ham, og se, engler kom og tjente ham.
- B1930
- Da forlot djevelen ham, og se, engler kom til ham og tjente ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 26:53
Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
Read in contextLuke 22:43
Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in contextRevelation 5:11–12
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
Read in contextLuke 4:13
When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
Read in contextMatthew 28:2–5
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
Read in contextLuke 22:53
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
Read in contextHebrews 1:6
And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
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