Matthew 4:1-11 - The Temptation Of Jesus

¹ At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil. ² There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He suffered from hunger. ³ So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."

⁴ "It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'"

⁵ Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, ⁶ and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

⁷ "Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"

⁸ Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour, ⁹ and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage."

¹⁰ "Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"

¹¹ Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.

¹² At once the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the Desert, ¹³ where He remained for forty days, tempted by Satan; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him.

¹ Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days, ² tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger. ³ Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."

⁴ "It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"

⁵ The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it. ⁷ If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'

⁸ Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"

⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written, ¹⁰ He will give orders to His angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;' ¹¹ and 'On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

¹² The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"

¹³ So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.