Luke 4:9-13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.… A fox will stretch himself for dead that poultry may come into his reach and never fear him; yet if they do stalk towards him, they shall find to their cost he is not past doing mischief. So the tempter will give back, as if he were fled for ever, but he departs only for a more seasonable opportunity, and will return again with seven spirits worse than himself, when you are worse prepared. (Bishop Hacket.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.WEB: When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time. |
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