Matthew 4:1–11

Jesus Is Tempted

4The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert. There the devil tempted him. ²After 40 days and 40 nights of going without eating, Jesus was hungry.

³The tempter came to him. He said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man doesn’t live only on bread. He also lives on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

⁵Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city. He had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. It is written,

“ ‘The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you.

They will lift you up in their hands.

Then you won’t trip over a stone.’ ”

⁷Jesus answered him, “It is also written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

⁸Finally, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain. He showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹“If you bow down and worship me,” he said, “I will give you all of this.”

¹⁰Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’ ”

¹¹Then the devil left Jesus. Angels came and took care of him.