Luke 4:13
ESV
And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
NIV
When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
NASB
And so when the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
CSB
After the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.
NLT
When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.
KJV
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
NKJV
Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
What does Luke 4:13 mean?
Scripture notes that Jesus experienced temptations: the enticement and draw of sin. Most of those would have been normal human experiences brought about by living in a fallen world. Beyond those, Luke has detailed intense, direct pressure from Satan, who tried to lure Jesus away from God's will (Luke 4:1–12). Scripture also indicates that Jesus did not give in to temptations; further, it teaches that temptations, themselves, are not sin (Hebrews 4:15).Christ's faithful devotion to God and proper use of Scripture cause Satan to leave, apparently only directly challenging Jesus in the hours before His crucifixion (John 14:30; Luke 22:52–53). Parallel passages indicate Jesus recuperates from His ordeal with the help of angels (Matthew 4:11; Mark 1:13).
When Jesus returns from this wilderness experience, He will begin His public ministry. This starts with teaching in synagogues (Luke 4:14–15), and soon includes miraculous healings (Luke 4:40) and calling His first disciples (Luke 5:1–11).
