Luke 4:1-8

Listen to Luke 4:1-8

The Temptation of Jesus

1 1And Jesus, 2full of the Holy Spirit, 3returned from the Jordan and was led 4by the Spirit in the wilderness
2 for 5forty days, 6being tempted by the devil. 7And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, 8he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are 9the Son of God, command 10this stone to become bread. ”
4 And Jesus answered him, 11“It is written, 12‘Man shall not live by bread alone. ’”
5 13And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
6 and said to him, “To you 14I will give all this authority and their glory, 15for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.
7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours. ”
8 And Jesus answered him, 16“It is written, 17“‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and 18him only shall you serve. ’”

Cross References 18

  • 1. 4:1 For ver. 1-13, see Matt. 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13
  • 2. 4:1 ver. 18; ch. 3:22; John 1:33; 3:34; Acts 10:38; [ch. 1:15; Acts 6:5]
  • 3. 4:1 ch. 3:3, 21
  • 4. 4:1 ver. 14
  • 5. 4:2 [Deut. 9:9, 18; 1 Kgs. 19:8]
  • 6. 4:2 [Heb. 2:18; 4:15]
  • 7. 4:2 [Deut. 9:9, 18; 1 Kgs. 19:8]
  • 8. 4:2 [John 4:6, 7]
  • 9. 4:3 See Matt. 14:33
  • 10. 4:3 [ch. 3:8]
  • 11. 4:4 ver. 8, 10; Eph. 6:17
  • 12. 4:4 Cited from Deut. 8:3; [John 4:34]
  • 13. 4:5 Matt. 4:8
  • 14. 4:6 Rev. 13:2
  • 15. 4:6 Rev. 13:2
  • 16. 4:8 ver. 4; [ver. 12]
  • 17. 4:8 Cited from Deut. 6:13
  • 18. 4:8 1 Sam. 7:3
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