Matthew 3:13–4:7
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent* him, saying, “⌊I need⌋b to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and* said to him, “Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted him. 16 Now after he* was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens openedc and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove comingd upon him. 17 And behold, there wase a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
4 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil, 2 and after he* had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry. 3 And the tempter approached and* said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread.” 4 But he answered and* said, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’ ”a
5 Then the devil took him to the holy cityb and placed him on the highest point of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written,
‘He will command his angels concerning you,’c
and
‘On their hands they will lift you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”d
7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”e