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Matthew 4:11

Angels and the spiritual worldSpiritual warfare

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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

12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

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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.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 26:53

    Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

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  • Luke 22:43

    And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

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  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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  • Revelation 5:11–12

    And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

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  • Luke 4:13

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

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  • Matthew 28:2–5

    And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

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  • Luke 22:53

    When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

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  • Hebrews 1:6

    And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

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