Matthew 4:1–11

The Temptation of Jesus

4Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil, ²and after he^* had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry. ³And the tempter approached and^* said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread.” ⁴But 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

⁵Then the devil took him to the holy city^b and placed him on the highest point of the temple ⁶and 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

⁷Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”^e

⁸Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, ⁹and he said to him, “I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down and^* worship me.” ¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”^{f 11}Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.