Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:12-13 – Tempted by the Devil

Mark 1:12-13 – Tempted by the Devil

|| Matthew 4:1-11[1]

MK1:12 Immediately the Pneuma pressured Jesus[2] to go out into the desert. MK1:13 There he remained for forty days as the Devil kept tempting him. Though he was among the wild beasts the angels attended to him.[3]

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[1] Matthew 4:1-11: For details see notes in Nazarene Commentary 2000 on Matthew.

[2] Immediately the Pneuma pressured Jesus: Or, KJV: the spirit driveth; NOR: took him; KNX: sent him out; WEY: impelled him; RHM: urged him. The words “instantly” and “immediately” are favorite words of Mark and his narrative moves along at a breath-taking pace as though he must write with great haste.

[3] Among the wild beasts the angels attended to him: Or, NOR: surrounded by wild beasts; KNX: lodged with the beasts. Only Mark mentions this interesting point. The desert seems empty, but at night animals come alive and surely the Nazarene heard and saw the wilderness animals that then moved about in that spring time desert. We can only paint the picture with our own imagination.

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Preceding

Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:1-8 – The Beginning of the Good News

Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:9-11 – An Approved Son Baptized

Nazarene Commentary Luke 3:3-6 – John Preaches Baptism of Repentance

Mark 1 – Additional Bible Students notes on Mark 1:9-11 – An Approved Son Baptized

Nazarene Commentary Matthew 4:1-4 A Wilderness Temptation

Nazarene Commentary Matthew 4:5-7 – A Temptation to Test God

Nazarene Commentary Matthew 4:8-11 – A Temptation to Gain World Rule

A Look of the Expositor Bible at The Ordeal of questions {Matthew 22:15-46 }

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Additional reading

1. Three basic commands
2. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God
3. Songs in the night Worship God only

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Further related

1. Thomas Manton, The Temptation of Christ, Sermon 1.b
2. The Suffering God: Ash Wednesday Reflections on Lent
3. A Reflection on today’s readings
4. Temptation of Christ
5. If You Are
6. Your temptation does not come from God | James 1:13-16
7. The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 4, pt. 1
8. Matthew 4: Temptations
9. The Temptation of Christ (Luke 4:1-13)
10. A Spiritual Roller-coaster (Mark 1:9-15)