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Satan’s Kairos           “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time” ( Luke 4:13 ).       I would like to meditate on this verse and receive the lessons God gives through it.   (1)     When I meditated on this passage, I first became curious about how other Bible versions translate the phrase “he left him until an opportune time” (Lk. 4:13).   Here are some examples: “He left Jesus for a while, until a suitable time came” (The Living Bible, Korean version).     “He left Jesus, looking for another opportunity” ( Korean Common Translation ).   “He left Jesus until a certain time” ( New Translation ).   “He left Jesus until the right time came” ( New Korean Bible ).   “He left Jesus for a short while, waiting for a better opportunity” ( Easy Bible ).   “He withdrew from Him, waiting for another opportunity” ( Catholic Bible ). ...

5 degrees of temptation  Five degrees of temptation(James 1:14-15):   1. Dragging away (the mind) 2. Enticing   (the affections) 3. Conceiving sin (in the will) 4. The birth of sin (in action, words, thoughts, and so on) 5. Death by sin (Enslavement to sin is spiritual death)    (But this is never reached in true believers).   (Kris Lundgaard, "the enemy within")