Matthew 4:1-6

The Temptation of Jesus

1 ¹Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness ²to be tempted by the devil.

2 And after fasting ³forty days and forty nights, he ⁴was hungry.

3 And ⁵the tempter came and said to him, “If you are ⁶the Son of God, command ⁷these stones to become loaves of bread. ”

4 But he answered, ⁸“It is written, ⁹“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. ’”

5 ¹⁰Then the devil took him to ¹¹the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple

6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ¹²“‘He will command his angels concerning you, ’and“‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. ’”