Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Luke 4

^{1 !} Jesus is led into the wildernes to be tempted.

^{2 a} This fast was miraculous, to confirme the Gospel, and oght no more of men to be followed them the other miracles that Christ did.

^{4 b} That is by the ordinance, and prouidence of God.

^{5 /} Greke, in a moment of time.

^{6 c} Satan promiseth that, which he can not giue, thinking thereby that he might deceiue the more craftely: for he is but prince of the worlde by permission, & hathe his power limited.

^{7 /} Or, fall downe before me.

^{8 d} Christ sheweth that all creatures oght onely to worship and serue God.

^{8 /} Greke, Go behinde me.

^{9 e} This declareth how hard it is to resist the tentacions of Satan: for he giueth not ouer for twise or thrise putting backe.

^{13 !} He ouercometh the deuil.

^{13 f} It is not ynought, twise or thrise to resist Satan: for he neuer ceaseth to tempt: or if he relent a litle, it is to the end that he maye renewe his force & assaile vs more sharply.

^{14 !} He goeth into Galile,

^{16 !} Preacheth at Nazaret, and Capernaum

^{18 g} That is endued with graces.

^{19 h} He alludeth to the yere of Jubile, which is mencioned in the Law, whereby this great deliuerance was figured.

^{22 !} The Jewes despise him.

^{22 i} Thei approued & commended what soeuer he said.

^{23 k} Bestowe they benefites vpon them, which apperteine more vnto thee.

^{24 l} Their infidelitie stayed Christ from working miracles.

^{26 m} He sheweth by examples that God oft times preferreth the strangers to them of the housholde.

^{28 n} Because they perceiued that the grace of God shulde be taken from them & giuen to others.

^{30 o} And escaped miraculously out of their hands: for his houre was not yet come.

^{32 p} Ful of dignitie & majestie, which touched the heart of the auditiours and caused them to beare reuerence to his wordes.

^{33 q} That is, the mocion of the deuil, or that was tormented with a verie deuil.

^{38 !} He cometh into Peters house, and healeth his mother in law.

^{41 r} The deuils are constrained to confesse Christ to be the Sonne of God, & yet it doeth nothing auaile them, because it cometh not of faith.

^{41 !} The deuils acknowledge Christ.

^{43 !} He preacheth through the cities.