Luke 4:9-13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.… The use of it shall come home to ourselves thus: The Lord sometimes takes off our foe from us and gives us breathing time after temptations, it is but for a season, not to flatter ourselves with quietness and security, but to repair our ruins to keep out the batteries that will ensue. It is but a refreshing after the fit of an ague, the sick day is coming again. Like a calm upon the sea, while a sweet gale blows what sensible man will not have all things ready for a tempest. Remember the parable, Luke 11. And what the unclean spirit said, "I will return into my house from whence I came." (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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