Luke 4 — Overview

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain

We left Christ newly baptized, and owned by a voice from heaven and the descent of the Holy Ghost upon him. Now, in this chapter, we have, I. A further preparation of him for his public ministry by his being tempted in the wilderness, of which we had the same account before in Matthew as we have here, ver. 1-13. II. His entrance upon his public work in Galilee (ver. 14, 15), particularly, 1. At Nazareth, the city where he had been bred up (ver. 16-30), which we had no account of before in Matthew. 2. At Capernaum, where, having preached to admiration (ver. 31-32), he cast the devil out of a man that was possessed (ver. 33-37), cured Peter's mother-in-law of a fever (ver. 38, 39), and many others that were sick and possessed (ver. 40, 41), and then went and did the same in other cities of Galilee, ver. 42-44.

The Temptation in the Wilderness.

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