Matthew 4:11

Complete Jewish Bible

Then the Adversary let him alone, and angels came and took care of him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.

King James Version (1611)
Then the deuill leaueth him, and behold, Angels came and ministred vnto him.

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

English Standard Version
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

New American Standard Bible
Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to serve Him.

New Century Version
So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took care of him.

Amplified Bible
Then the devil left Him; and angels came and ministered to Him [bringing Him food and serving Him].

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the deuill left him: and beholde, the Angels came, and ministred vnto him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the devil *left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.

Contemporary English Version
Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.

Darby Translation
Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

Easy-to-Read Version
So the devil left him. Then some angels came to Jesus and helped him.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the adversary left him alone; and behold the angels drew near and ministered unto him.

Good News Translation
Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.

Lexham English Bible
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.

Literal Translation
Then the Devil left Him. And behold! Angels came near and ministered to Him.

American Standard Version
Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Bible in Basic English
Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

Hebrew Names Version
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

International Standard Version
Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.Hebrews 1:14;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Then the Accuser left him, and, behold, the angels drew nigh and ministered unto him.

Murdock Translation
Then the Calumniator left him: and lo, angels came, and ministered to him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the deuyll leaueth him, and beholde, the Angels came, and ministred vnto hym.

English Revised Version
Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

World English Bible
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then the devil leaveth him, and behold angels came and waited upon him.

Weymouth's New Testament
Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne the feend lafte hym; and lo! aungels camen nyy, and serueden to hym.

Update Bible Version
Then the devil leaves him; and look, angels came and were serving him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

New English Translation
Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.

New King James Version
Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

New Living Translation
Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.

New Life Bible
Then the devil went away from Jesus. Angels came and cared for Him.

New Revised Standard
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, the adversary leaveth him, - and lo! messengers came near, and began ministering unto him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to him.

Revised Standard Version
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then the dyvell left hym and beholde the angels came and ministred vnto hym.

Young's Literal Translation
Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then the deuell left hym, and beholde, the angels came and ministred vnto hym.

Mace New Testament (1729)
whereupon the devil left him, and immediately angels came and ministred unto him.

THE MESSAGE
The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus' needs.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The devil then hightailed it out of there and God sent some angels to take care of his Boy.

Contextual Overview

¹ Then the Spirit led Yeshua up into the wilderness to be tempted by the Adversary. ² After Yeshua had fasted forty days and nights, he was hungry. ³ The Tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order these stones to become bread." ⁴ But he answered, "The Tanakh says, ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of Adonai '" ⁵ Then the Adversary took him to the holy city and set him on the highest point of the Temple. ⁶ "If you are the Son of God," he said, "jump! For the Tanakh says, ‘He will order his angels to be responsible for you. . . . They will support you with their hands, so that you will not hurt your feet on the stones.'" ⁷ Yeshua replied to him, "But it also says, ‘Do not put Adonai your God to the test.'" ⁸ Once more, the Adversary took him up to the summit of a very high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their glory, ⁹ and said to him, "All this I will give you if you will bow down and worship me." ¹⁰ "Away with you, Satan!" Yeshua told him, "For the Tanakh says, ‘Worship Adonai your God, and serve only him.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the devil: Luke 4:13, Luke 22:53, John 14:30

behold: Matthew 4:6, Matthew 26:53, Matthew 28:2-5, Mark 1:13, Luke 22:43, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 1:6, Hebrews 1:14, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 5:12

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:4 - I have commanded 1 Kings 19:6 - cake John 1:51 - and the John 21:9 - they saw Ephesians 6:17 - which 1 Peter 5:8 - the devil Revelation 12:6 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
Adonai , God, said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all livestock and wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust as long as you live.

Genesis 4:14
You are banning me today from the land and from your presence. I will be a fugitive wandering the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

Genesis 4:15
Adonai answered him, "Therefore, whoever kills Kayin will receive vengeance sevenfold," and Adonai put a sign on Kayin, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Genesis 4:16
So Kayin left the presence of Adonai and lived in the land of Nod [wandering], east of ‘Eden.

Genesis 4:19
(S: v) Lemekh took himself two wives; the name of the one was ‘Adah, while the name of the other was Tzilah.

Genesis 4:20
‘Adah gave birth to Yaval; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have cattle.

Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Yuval; and he was the ancestor of all who play lyre and flute.

Genesis 4:26
To Shet too was born a son, whom he called Enosh. That is when people began to call on the name of Adonai .

Job 16:18
"Earth, don't cover my blood; don't let my cry rest [without being answered].

Isaiah 26:21
For see! Adonai emerges from his place to punish those on earth for their sin. Then the earth will reveal the blood shed on it and no longer conceal its slain.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the devil leaveth him,.... In Luke 4:13 it says,

when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season, or until a season. That is, having tempted him with all sorts of temptations, and tried him every way to no purpose; having gone through, and finished the whole scheme and course of temptations he had devised, without success; and having orders from Christ to depart, which he was obliged to obey, leaves him for a while, till another opportunity of tempting him in some other way should offer; or till the time came, when he should be so far able to get the advantage of him, as to bruise his heel, or bring him to the dust of death; see John 14:30 and when he was gone, better company came in his room;

behold, angels came and ministered to him. They came to him in a visible, human form, as they were used to do under the Old Testament dispensation, and that after the temptation was over; after Satan was foiled, and was gone; that it might appear that Christ alone had got the victory over him, without any help or assistance from them. When they were come, they "ministered to him"; that is, they brought him food of their own preparing and dressing, as they formerly did to Elijah, 1 Kings 19:5 to satisfy his hunger, and refresh his animal spirits; which had underwent a very great fatigue during this length of time, in which he fasted, and was tempted by Satan. Thus, as the angels are ministring spirits to the heirs of salvation, both in a temporal and in a spiritual sense, Hebrews 1:14 so they were to Christ. Nothing is more frequent with the Jews than to call the angels מלאכי השרת "ministring angels": it would be needless and endless to refer to particular places.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then the devil leaveth him - He left him for a time, Luke 4:13. He intended to return again to the temptation, and, if possible, to seduce him yet from God. Compare John 14:30; Luke 22:53. See the notes at Hebrews 12:4.

The angels came and ministered - See the notes at Matthew 1:20. They came and supplied his wants and comforted him. From this narrative we may learn:

(a) That no one is so holy as to be free from temptation, for even the Son of God was sorely tempted.

(b) That when God permits a temptation or trial to come upon us, he will, if we look to him, give us grace to resist and overcome it, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

(c) We see the art of the tempter. His temptations are adapted to times and circumstances. They are plausible. What could have been mere plausible than his suggestions to Christ? They were applicable to his circumstances. They had the appearance of much piety. They were backed by passages of Scripture misapplied, but still most artfully presented. Satan never comes boldly and tempts people to sin, telling them that they are committing sin. Such a mode would defeat his design. It would put people on their guard. He commences, therefore, artfully and plausibly, and the real purpose does not appear until he has prepared the mind for it. This is the way with all temptation. No wicked person would at once tempt another to be profane, to be drunk, to be an infidel, or to commit adultery. The principles are first corrupted. The confidence is secured. The affections are won. And then the allurement is little by little presented, until the victim falls. How everyone should be on his guard at the very first appearance of evil, at the first suggestion that may possibly lead to sin!

(d) One of the best ways of meeting temptation is by applying Scripture. So our Saviour did, and they will always best succeed who best wield the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Ephesians 6:17.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 4:11. Behold, angels came and ministered unto him. — That is, brought that food which was necessary to support nature.

The name given to Satan in the third verse is very emphatic, ο πειραζων, the tempter, or trier, from πειρω, to pierce through. To this import of the name there seems to be an allusion, Ephesians 6:16: The fiery DARTS of the wicked one. This is the precise idea of the word in Deuteronomy 8:2. To humble thee, and to prove thee, TO KNOW WHAT WAS IN THY HEART: לנסתך linesteca, πειρασησε, LXX. that he might bore thee through. The quality and goodness of many things are proved by piercing or boring through; for this shows what is in the heart. Perhaps nothing tends so much to discover what we are, as trials either from men or devils.

Shalt thou serve, or pay religious veneration, λαρρευσεις. This is Mr. Wakefield's translation, and I think cannot be mended. λατρεια comes from λα, very much, and τρεω, I tremble. When a sinner approaches the presence of God, conscious of HIS infinite holiness and justice, and of his own vileness, he will then fully comprehend what this word means. See this religious reverence exemplified in the case of Moses, when in the presence of God; I exceedingly fear, said he, and tremble, Hebrews 12:21. And yet this fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. See the observations at the end of the chapter.