"And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from Him." (Luke 4:13)
This rendering of the Revision, in Luke's account, brings out strongly the encouragement of the text.
Every temptation was tried, every bolt shot, and all failed. There is not a weapon left untried for Satan to bring rattling down upon the Christian armor for a fresh test. That armor has turned aside every device in the artillery of the enemy.
It is encouraging to the tempted to know that there has no temptation befallen him, but such as is common to man. But there is all joy and strength in the knowledge that there can come no temptation which was not common to "the Man Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 2:5) "He was tempted in all points like as we, yet without sin." (Hebrews 4:15)
And He gives to us His own faith--"the faith of Jesus"--which is "able to quench all the fiery darts of the enemy." (Ephesians 6:16)
It has done it; this faith is already the victory that has overcome the world.--Present Truth, April 26, 1894--Timeline: II-3 (The Temptation)--Luke 4:13.