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Matthew 4:2–3

And after fasting uforty days and forty nights, he vwas hungry. And wthe tempter came and said to him, “If you are xthe Son of God, command ythese stones to become loaves of bread.”

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Matthew 4:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Matthew 4:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.

During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry. The devil came to Jesus to tempt him, saying, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Matthew 4:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered. And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

Matthew 4:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry. 

The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 

Matthew 4:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry. Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

and after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry. And the tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

After 40 days and 40 nights of going without eating, Jesus was hungry.

The tempter came to him. He said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Matthew 4:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.

And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”


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