4 Gr. into.
a The Gospel of the Hebrews (one of the apocryphal gospels) is quoted by Jerome (adv. Pelag. iii, 2) as having the following: "Behold, the Lord's mother and His brethren were saying to Him, John the Baptist baptizes unto the remission of sins; let us go and be baptized by him. But he said unto them, What sin have I done, that I should go and be baptized by him? unless perchance this very thing which I have said is an ignorance."
b The Gospel of John does not describe the baptism of Jesus, but refers to the event in a way that shows knowledge of the Synoptic Gospels.
c Codex Bezae (D) reads in Luke: "Thou art my beloved son, to-day have I begotten thee." The Gospel of the Ebionites has: "Thou art my beloved son, in thee I am well pleased, to-day I have begotten thee."
See [§ 85] for similar language at the Transfiguration.
§ 25. THE THREE TEMPTATIONSa OF JESUS
The Wilderness of Judea. Probably A.D. 26
| Mark 1:12-13 | Matt. 4:1-11 | Luke 4:1-13 |
| 12 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. | 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. 3 And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become 1bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written [see Deut. 8:3], Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the 2pinnacle of the temple, 6 and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written [see Ps. 91:11-12], He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: And on their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written [see Deut. 6:16], Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 and he said 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 [see Deut. 6:13], Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him; and behold angels came and ministered unto him. | 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led 3by the Spirit 2 in the wilderness during forty days, being tempted of the devil [see Heb. 4:15]. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become 4bread. 4 And Jesus answered unto him, It is written [see Deut. 8:3], Man shall not live by bread alone. 5 And he led him up, and shewed him all the kingdoms of 5the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written [see Deut. 6:13], Thou shalt wor- ship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the 2pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10 for it is written [see Ps. 91:11-12], He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee: 11 And on their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said [Deut. 6:16], Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him 6for a season. |
1 Gr. loaves.