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Day 4 of 90 · 90 Days Through the Gospels

Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

And having fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterward hungered.

And the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order that these stones may become bread.

CONTEXT

Original word: πνεύματος, (pneûma) · a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, menta

REFLECTION

Jesus often surprises people. What is surprising in Matthew 4:1?

PRAYER

Jesus, I want to know you as you really are. Open my eyes as I read. Amen.

QUESTION

Is there a command or invitation in this chapter?

ONE ACTION TODAY

Write down one question and bring it to Ask or to your church.

Reflections are drafts awaiting pastoral review.

Source

Godbey New Testament. Public domain. Source: CrossWire SWORD module Godbey (converted to USFM; no wording changed). Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.