Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Matthew 4:3

ἵνα οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ἄρτοι γένωνται. The temptation is addressed to the appetite, Use thy divine power to satisfy the desire of the flesh. The very discipline by which He fortified his human soul against temptation is sought to be made an inlet to temptation—a frequent incident in religious experience.

3. But the synagogues were not churches alone. Like Turkish mosques they were also Courts of Law in which the sentence was not only pronounced but executed, ‘they shall scourge you in their synagogues.’ Further, the synagogues were Public Schools, ‘the boys that were scholars were wont to be instructed before their masters in the synagogue’ (Talmud). Lastly, the synagogues were the Divinity Schools or Theological Colleges among the Jews.

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Matthew 4:3

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