Bible study in plain language - Luke 4: v1-13

[kdavoli]

(1) Jesus, feeling pretty good after his baptism, ducked the groupies and split to the middle of nowhere, (2) where for 40 days he was tempted by the devil.

Jesus ate nothing during those days, and near the end of them he was starvin' like Marvin. (3) The devil said to Jesus, "Hungry much? No worries. If you are *really* the Son of God, tell

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exegesis

[kdavoli]

The standard interpretation of this passage is that it's a nod to Jesus' humanity: "See! He is human! He hungers, and lusts for power, and struggles against temptations just like you do! Be strong like Jesus, and you can resist these and similar dirty impulses

[opalnipotent]

I just wanted to say that I honestly really, really like it when you post these. You make them make so much sense. :)

[springiswrath]

<3

[angiecita]

i love your bible translations. Maybe we should publish a new version. the katelet? the Omega? we'll decide on a name later