Mateus 4

Mateus 4

Wesley - O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing Be tempted (3985)(peirazo from the noun peira = test from peíro = perforate, pierce through to test durability of things) is a morally neutral word simply meaning to test. Peirazo can mean "test" or "tempt." Sometimes both senses apply simultaneously. (This is an example where Greek is less precise than English.) Only the context determines when a positive ("to test") or negative ("to tempt") sense is meant. Whether the test is for a good (as it proved to be in Heb 11:17+) or evil as here in Mt 4:1 (cf Lk 4:2+) depends on the intent of the one giving the test and also on the response of the one tested. (cf peirasmos).