4Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. ²Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry. ³The devil came to Jesus to tempt him, saying, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”

⁴Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘A person lives not on bread alone, but by everything God says.’ ” ⁿ

⁵Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city of Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. ⁶The devil said, “If you are the Son of God, jump down, because it is written in the Scriptures:

‘He has put his angels in charge of you.

They will catch you in their hands

so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.’ ”

⁷Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ” ⁿ

⁸Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor. ⁹The devil said, “If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”

¹⁰Jesus said to the devil, “Go away from me, Satan! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” ⁿ

¹¹So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took care of him.

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Matthew 4:2–3: And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”

Footnotes

n‘A person … says.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 8:3.
n‘Do … God.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:16.
n‘You … him.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:13.