Luke 4:1-2

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness

1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 where for forty days he was tempted[a] by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

Cross References 5

  • 1. ver 14,18; S Luke 1:15,35; Luke 3:16,22; Luke 10:21
  • 2. Luke 3:3,21
  • 3. Ezekiel 37:1; Luke 2:27
  • 4. Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8
  • 5. Hebrews 4:15

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Greek for "tempted" can also mean "tested" .
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