King James Version

Luke 4:1

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “into the wilderness” (ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ) after Spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into the wilderness” (εἰς τήν ἔρημον) after Spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πλήρηςplērēsbeing fullπλήρηςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “being full”, the subject formG4134full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with.being fullπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenreturnedὑποστρέφω (hupostrephō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “returned”, a single actionG5290I turn back, return.returnedἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸορδάνουiordanouJordanἸορδάνης (iordanēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jordan”, the of-formG2446the Jordan, a great river flowing due south and bounding Galilee, Samaria, and Judea on the east.Jordanκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἤγετοēgetowas ledἄγω (agō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was led”, an ongoing action in the pastG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.was ledἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματιpneumatiSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritἐνenintoἐνpreposition — “into”G1722in, on, among.intoτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wilderness

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.τήνtēntheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔρημονerēmonwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,

World English Bible

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

Darby Translation

But Jesus, full of [the] Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert,

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