Luke 4:1–13

The Testing of Jesus

⁴Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,^{* 2}where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished.^{* 3}The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” ⁴Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’ ”^*

⁵Then the devil^c led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶And the devil^d said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please.^{* 7}If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” ⁸Jesus answered him, “It is written,

‘Worship the Lord your God,

and serve only him.’ ”^*

⁹Then the devil^e led him to Jerusalem and placed 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,

‘He will command his angels concerning you,

to protect you,’^*

¹¹and

‘On their hands they will bear you up,

so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

¹²Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”^{* 13}When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.^*