Matthew 4:2

“And when hee had fasted forty dayes and forty nights, hee was afterward an hungred.”

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Other Translations for Matthew 4:2

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
- King James Version

And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.
- Basic English Bible

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.
- Darby Bible

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.
- Webster's Bible

There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He suffered from hunger.
- Weymouth Bible

When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
- World English Bible

And whanne he hadde fastid fourti daies and fourti nyytis, aftirward he hungride.
- Wycliffe Bible

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for Matthew 4:2

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 4:2

4:2 Having fasted - Whereby doubtless he received more abundant spiritual strength from God. Forty days and forty nights - As did Moses, the giver of the law, and Elijah, the great restorer of it. He was afterward hungry - And so prepared for the first temptation.


People's Bible Notes for Matthew 4:2


Mt 4:2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights. Moses and Elijah each fasted for the same length of time. It was a period of spiritual exaltation, of meditation and prayer, of preparation for his work, and it is hardly probable that he felt the need of food. He was afterward an hungered. At the close of this period nature began to assert her demands, and hunger was keenly felt.

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