# Luke 4.2

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
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> **2. during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.**
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> 3. And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread. 4. And Jesus answered unto him, <span class="rl-speech">It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.</span> (Luke 4:1-4, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
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> **2. for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.**
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> 3. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4. Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”</span> (Luke 4:1-4, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
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> **2. Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.**
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> 3. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4. And Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.</span> (Luke 4:1-4, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,
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> **2. forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,**
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> 3. and the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.' 4. And Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'</span> (Luke 4:1-4, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Why Didnt Jesus Write Anything Himself Objection Defeater](/codex/why-didnt-jesus-write-anything-himself-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)
- [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)

**Concepts:**

- [Synoptic Problem](/codex/synoptic-problem/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1228 - diabolos](/codex/g1228-diabolos/), via [Luke 4.2-13](/codex/luke-4-2-13/)
- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.