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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.

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Cross References 3

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

Footnotes 1

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

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