1. Matthew 4:1 (ESV)
  2. Eksposisi

Did Jesus’ temptation immediately follow his baptism?

Matthew 4:1 (ESV)

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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Jesus’ temptation immediately followed his baptism, since Matthew 4:1 begins with the Greek word tote, which is translated as then, which means at that moment.

Yes. The Greek word tote is here in Matthew 4:1 translated as then, meaning at that moment. The temptation of Jesus therefore immediately followed his baptism. Together with Matthew 4:3 and Matthew 4:5 which follows, this adverb of time sequence indicates the intrinsic relationship between these two events. Through his baptism Jesus is equipped for his path to the cross, but in tempting him the devil shows him a different path—one which would allow him to avoid the cross altogether1