4Then Jesus^a left the Jordan,^b full of the Holy Spirit,^c and was led by the Spirit^d in the wilderness ²for forty days^e to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, he was hungry. ³The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

⁴But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”^D^E^f

⁵So he took him up^F and showed him all the kingdoms of the world^g in a moment of time. ⁶The devil said to him, “I will give you their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me,^h and I can give it to anyone I want. ⁷If you, then, will worship me,^G all will be yours.”

⁸And Jesus answered him,^H “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serveⁱ him only.”^I

⁹So he took him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. ¹⁰For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

to protect you,^J^j ¹¹and

they will support you with their hands,

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.”^K^k

¹²And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”^L^l

¹³After the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.

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Footnotes

DOther add but on every word of God
FOther read So the devil took him up on a high mountain
G will fall down before me
HOther add “Get behind me, Satan!

Cross references

a Mt 4:1–11; Mk 1:12–13
b Lk 3:3
c Lk 1:15,41,67; Ac 2:4; 4:8,31; 9:17; 11:24; 13:9
d Gl 5:18
e Ex 24:18; 34:28; Dt 9:9,11,18,25; 10:10
E Dt 8:3
f Dt 8:3
g Is 23:17; Jr 25:26
h 1Jn 5:19
i Dt 6:13
I Dt 6:13
J Ps 91:11
j Ps 91:11
K Ps 91:12
k Ps 91:12
L Dt 6:16
l Dt 6:16