Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty
nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son
of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on
every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest
point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself
down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the
test.’[d]”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the
kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said,
“if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord
your God, and serve him only.’[e]”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
[b] Deut. 8:3
[c] Psalm 91:11,12
[d] Deut. 6:16
[e] Deut. 6:13
[f] Isaiah 9:1,2
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9 At that time Jesus
came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as
Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the
Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are
my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
12 At once the Spirit sent him out into
the wilderness, 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by
Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
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Jesus, full of the Holy
Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where
for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days,
and at the end of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the
Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man
shall not live on bread alone.’[b]”
5 The devil led him up to a high place
and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to
him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me,
and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be
yours.”
8 Jesus answered, “It is written:
‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[c]”
9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had
him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he
said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning
you
to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot
against a stone.’[d]”
12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not
put the Lord your God to the test.’[e]”
13 When the devil had finished all this
tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
[b] Deut. 8:3
[c] Deut. 6:13
[d] Psalm 91:11,12
[e] Deut. 6:16
[f] Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6 |
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