Matthew 4:1-2

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted^[a] by the devil.

2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Cross References

• 1. Hebrews 4:15
• 2. Genesis 3:1-7
• 3. Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8

Footnotes

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