Luke 4:1-6

The Temptation of Jesus

1 Then Jesus returned from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
2 for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over,[a] He was hungry.
3 The Devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."
4 But Jesus answered him, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone. " [b] [c]
5 So he took Him up[d] and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 The Devil said to Him, "I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Lit were completed
  • [b]. Other mss add but on every word of God
  • [c]. Dt 8:3
  • [d]. Other mss read So the Devil took Him up on a high mountain
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