¹Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit as he left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him while he was in the desert, ²where he was tempted by the devil for 40 days. During those days Jesus ate nothing, so when they were over, he was hungry.

³The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”

⁴Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone.’ ”^a

⁵The devil took him to a high place and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. ⁶The devil said to him, “I will give you all the power and glory of these kingdoms. All of it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone I please. ⁷So if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”

⁸Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

⁹Then the devil took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump from here! ¹⁰Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you to watch over you carefully. ¹¹They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’ ”

¹²Jesus answered him, “It has been said, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ”^b

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

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Footnotes

a 4:4 Some manuscripts and translations add “but on every word of God.”
b 4:12 Or “Never put the Lord your God to any test.”