13 Bible Verses about Temporary Stay In The Wilderness

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

being forty days tempted by the devil, without eating any thing all that while: but that time expired, he at last was seiz'd with hunger.

presently after the spirit convey'd him into the desart.

but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

When the messengers of John were departed, he address'd himself to the people, and said with relation to John, what did you go to see in the desart? a reed shaken with the wind?

how can we get bread enough in the desert to satisfy such a multitude?

wherefore, if they shall say to you, now he is in the desert, do not stir: or now, he is in the secret chambers, believe them not.

so that he retired into places of solitude, for the convenience of prayer.

As the day began to decline, the twelve came to him, and said, dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the nearest towns and villages for lodging and provisions: for here we are in a desart place.

For which reason he did not afterwards appear publickly among the Jews; but retir'd into the country near the desart, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

are not you the Egyptian, who lately made an insurrection at the head of four thousand banditti in the desart?

(of whom the world was not worthy) they wandred in desarts, and in mountains, having no retreat but the dens and caves of the earth.