Luke 4:1–13

The Temptation of Christ

Matt. 4:1–11; Mark 1:12, 13

4Then ^aJesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and ^bwas led by the Spirit ¹into the wilderness, ²being ²tempted for forty days by the devil. And ^cin those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.

³And the devil said to Him, “If You are ^dthe Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

⁴But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ^e‘Man shall not live by bread alone, ³but by every word of God.’ ”

⁵⁴Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for ^fthis has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

⁸And Jesus answered and said to him, ⁵“Get behind Me, Satan! ⁶For it is written, ^g‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

^9hThen he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. ¹⁰For it is written:

ⁱ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,

To keep you,’

¹¹and,

^j‘In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

¹²And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ^k‘You shall not ⁷tempt the Lord your God.’ ”

¹³Now when the devil had ended every ⁸temptation, he departed from Him ^luntil an opportune time.