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| | |Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. | | |Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. |
| − | |Then the Divine Guide led Jesus into the desert to be tested by the Slanderer. | + | |Then the Divine Guide led Jesus into the desert to be tested by the devil. |
| | |The word traditionally rendered "to tempt" means "to test," as an engineer will test a new material or assembly, often "to failure." This was Jesus' Final Examination. | | |The word traditionally rendered "to tempt" means "to test," as an engineer will test a new material or assembly, often "to failure." This was Jesus' Final Examination. |
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| − | The Greek word '''διαβουλος''' literally means "slanderer". The traditional rendition, "devil," is a contraction of the Greek word. | + | The Greek word '''διαβουλος''' literally means "to throw around". The traditional rendition, "devil," is a contraction of the Greek word. |
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| | |Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. | | |Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. |
| − | |Then Jesus was lead by the Holy Spirit into the desert to be tried by the Devil. | + | |Then Jesus was lead by the Holy Spirit into the desert to be tried by the devil. |
| | |The Aramaic (Syriac) Peshitta provides understanding and is important not only because if is the first translation after the Greek original but also because it captures the "aramaisms in the original | | |The Aramaic (Syriac) Peshitta provides understanding and is important not only because if is the first translation after the Greek original but also because it captures the "aramaisms in the original |
| | Greek and as some have pointed out, either orally or written, it provides the Aramaic sources from which the Original Greek, that is the earliest we have, might be a translation and reworking. | | Greek and as some have pointed out, either orally or written, it provides the Aramaic sources from which the Original Greek, that is the earliest we have, might be a translation and reworking. |
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| | |And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. | | |And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. |
| | |And the Tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread". | | |And the Tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread". |
| − | |"eipe" say, literally say. Less literally but better English, "tell" these stones to become bread. Then Jesus would have been told by the Devil to speak to the stones. I think that the KJV "command" is the best. | + | |"eipe" say, literally say. Less literally but better English, "tell" these stones to become bread. Then Jesus would have been told by the devil to speak to the stones. I think that the KJV "command" is the best. |
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| | |Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, | | |Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, |
| − | |Then the slanderer took him into the holy city, and stood him up on the pinnacle of the [[Temple of Jerusalem|Temple]]. | + | |Then the devil took him into the holy city, and stood him up on the pinnacle of the [[Temple of Jerusalem|Temple]]. |
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| | |Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, | | |Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, |
| − | |Then the Devil took Him into the Holy City, and set Him on the parapet of the Temple. | + | |Then the devil took Him into the Holy City, and set Him on the parapet of the Temple. |
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| | |And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. | | |And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. |
| − | |The Devil said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. Yes, it is written, "Concerning you, He will command His angels and they will bear you up in their hands so that not even your foot will hit rock. " | + | |The devil said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. Yes, it is written, "Concerning you, He will command His angels and they will bear you up in their hands so that not even your foot will hit rock. " |
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| | |Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; | | |Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; |
| − | |Again the slanderer took Him up to an extremely tall mountain, and showed him all the nation-states of the world and ''all'' their glory, | + | |Again the devil took Him up to an extremely tall mountain, and showed him all the nation-states of the world and ''all'' their glory, |
| | |The [[Greek]] word '''βασιλεια''', a kingdom, is rendered "nation-state" here because it can stand for any nation-state having any form of government. Representative republics were not known at the time that the Evangelists and Apostles wrote, though they had been known earlier. All heads-of-state with whom these writers were familiar held titles that would translate today as "king" or "emperor." But when Satan shows Jesus all the nation-states of the world, he does not limit this vision only to those nation-states known to the Evangelists, or even only to those nation-states then existing. Rather, Satan demonstrates all nation-states, past, present, and future, as if to say that the governments of men have always been Satan's to bestow on anyone. Such is the measure of Satan's incomparable pride. | | |The [[Greek]] word '''βασιλεια''', a kingdom, is rendered "nation-state" here because it can stand for any nation-state having any form of government. Representative republics were not known at the time that the Evangelists and Apostles wrote, though they had been known earlier. All heads-of-state with whom these writers were familiar held titles that would translate today as "king" or "emperor." But when Satan shows Jesus all the nation-states of the world, he does not limit this vision only to those nation-states known to the Evangelists, or even only to those nation-states then existing. Rather, Satan demonstrates all nation-states, past, present, and future, as if to say that the governments of men have always been Satan's to bestow on anyone. Such is the measure of Satan's incomparable pride. |
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| | |Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; | | |Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; |
| − | |And again the the Devil took Him up a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world with all their magnificence | + | |And again the the devil took Him up a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world with all their magnificence |
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| | |Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. | | |Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. |
| − | |Then the slanderer left Him, and suddenly messengers ''of God'' came and waited on Him. | + | |Then the devil left Him, and suddenly messengers ''of God'' came and waited on Him. |
| | |The word used is '''διακονεω''', which means "I wait on someone like a table waiter." From this root comes the Greek word '''διακονος''' a table waiter, which survives today as the word ''[[deacon]]''. | | |The word used is '''διακονεω''', which means "I wait on someone like a table waiter." From this root comes the Greek word '''διακονος''' a table waiter, which survives today as the word ''[[deacon]]''. |
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| | |Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. | | |Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. |
| − | |Then, when the Devil left Him, the angels came and served Him. | + | |Then, when the devil left Him, the angels came and served Him. |
| − | |the "behold" asking us to see, and we do and we see, after the Devil has left, or as he is leaving, the angels, in their turn, are coming in. | + | |the "behold" asking us to see, and we do and we see, after the devil has left, or as he is leaving, the angels, in their turn, are coming in. |
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