4Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted^a^v by the devil.^w ²After fasting forty days and forty nights,^x he was hungry. ³The tempter^y came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,^z tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’^b”^a

⁵Then the devil took him to the holy city^b and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶“If you are the Son of God,”^c he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,

and they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’^c”^d

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

⁸Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!^f For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’^e”^g

¹¹Then the devil left him,^h and angels came and attended him.ⁱ

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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

aThe Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
b Deut. 8:3
c Psalm 91:11, 12
d Deut. 6:16
e Deut. 6:13

Cross references

v Heb 4:15
w Ge 3:1–7
x Ex 34:28; 1 Ki 19:8
y 1 Th 3:5
zSee Mt 3:17; 14:33; 16:16; 27:54; Mk 3:11; Lk 1:35; 22:70; Jn 1:34, 49; 5:25; 11:27; 20:31; Ac 9:20; Ro 1:4; 1 Jn 5:10–13, 20; Rev 2:18
a Dt 8:3; Jn 4:34
b Ne 11:1; Da 9:24; Mt 27:53
cSee ver 3
d Ps 91:11, 12
e Dt 6:16
f 1 Ch 21:1; Job 1:6–9; Mt 16:23; Mk 4:15; Lk 10:18; 13:16; 22:3, 31; Ro 16:20; 2 Co 2:11; 11:14; 2 Th 2:9; Rev 12:9
g Dt 6:13
h Jas 4:7
i Mt 26:53; Lk 22:43; Heb 1:14