King James Version

Matthew 4:1

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

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ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦςiēsouswas JesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “was Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.was Jesusἀνήχθηanēchthēled upἀνάγω (anagō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “led up”, a single actionG321I lead up, bring up, offer, produce, put to sea, set sail.led upεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔρημονerēmonwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the object formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματοςpneumatosspiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.πειρασθῆναιpeirasthēnaito testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to test”, a single actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διαβόλουdiaboloudevilδιάβολος (diabolos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “devil”, the of-formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.the devil

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

World English Bible

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Darby Translation

Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:

Douay-Rheims

Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

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