Luke 4:9-13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.… — In his charge to the newly-ordained ministers Dr. Pope, when ex-President, referred to a certain teacher of the Church who, on one occasion, asked his pupils by what means they sought to vanquish the temptation to worldly lusts, One answered "By prayer I" Another, "By endeavouring to realize what the punishment of transgression will be!" The third, however, replied, "When the tempter comes I simply say, The place is occupied pass on!" "The best way to keep tares out of a bushel," says an old writer, "is to fill it with wheat." 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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