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Jesus is Tempted by Satan(A)

After this, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.

Then the tempter came. “Since[a] you are the Son of God,” he said, “tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

But he answered, “It is written,

‘One must not live on bread alone,
    but on every word coming
        out of the mouth of God.’”[b]

Then the Devil took him to the Holy City[c] and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. He told Jesus,[d] “Since[e] you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written,

‘God[f] will put his angels in charge of you,’

and,

‘With their hands they will hold you up,
    so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’”[g]

Jesus responded to him, “It is also written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord[h] your God.’”[i]

Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor. He told Jesus,[j] “I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!”

10 Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[k] Satan! Because it is written,

‘You must worship the Lord your God
    and serve only him.’”[l]

11 So the Devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:3 Or “If, as is the case,
  2. Matthew 4:4 Deut 8:3; MT source citation reads Lord
  3. Matthew 4:5 I.e. Jerusalem
  4. Matthew 4:6 Lit. him
  5. Matthew 4:6 Or “If, as is the case,
  6. Matthew 4:6 Lit. He
  7. Matthew 4:6 Cf. Ps 91:11-12
  8. Matthew 4:7 MT source citation reads Lord
  9. Matthew 4:7 Cf. Deut 6:16
  10. Matthew 4:9 Lit. him
  11. Matthew 4:10 Other mss. read Get behind me
  12. Matthew 4:10 Deut 6:13

Jesus is Tempted by Satan(A)

Then Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.

The Devil told him, “Since[a] you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”

Jesus answered him, “It is written,

‘One must not live on bread alone,
    but on every word of God.’”[b]

The Devil[c] also took him to a high place[d] and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. He told Jesus,[e] “I will give you all this authority, along with their glory, because it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone I please. So if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”

But Jesus answered him, “It is written,

‘You must worship the Lord[f] your God and serve only him.’”[g]

The Devil[h] also took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. He told Jesus,[i] “Since[j] you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 because it is written,

‘God[k] will put his angels in charge of you
    to watch over you carefully.
11 With their hands they will hold you up,
    so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’”[l]

12 Jesus answered him, “It has been said, ‘You must not tempt the Lord[m] your God.’”[n]

13 After the Devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, he left him until another time.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:3 Or “If, as is the case,
  2. Luke 4:4 Cf. Deut 8:3; Other mss. lack but on every word of God
  3. Luke 4:5 Lit. He
  4. Luke 4:5 Lit. took him up
  5. Luke 4:6 Lit. him
  6. Luke 4:8 ; MT source citation reads Lord
  7. Luke 4:8 Cf. Deut 6:13
  8. Luke 4:9 Lit. He
  9. Luke 4:9 Lit. him
  10. Luke 4:9 Or “If, as is the case,
  11. Luke 4:10 Lit. He
  12. Luke 4:11 Cf. Ps 91:11-12
  13. Luke 4:12 MT source citation reads Lord
  14. Luke 4:12 Cf. Deut 6:16