“And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.”
When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time — when the devil had finished all this tempting: the three temptations are comprehensive (Luke's phrasing suggests all possible forms of temptation have been represented). He left him until an opportune time (achri kairou, until a season): the testing is not over — the devil departs and waits for the next opportunity. The Gethsemane prayer and the passion narrative are the recurring moments when the opportune time returns.
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