Luke 4:1-13

The Temptation of Jesus

1 ¹Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, ²returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness

2 for ³forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing * during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.

3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

4 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, '⁴MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.' "

5 ⁵And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of ⁶the world in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said to Him, "I will give You all this domain and its glory; ⁷for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever * I wish.

7 "Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours."

8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, '⁸YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.' "

9 ⁹And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

10 for it is written, '¹⁰HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,'

11 and, '¹¹ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' "

12 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, '¹²YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.' "

13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 4:1-13: {Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13}
• 2. Luke 3:3
• 3. Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8
• 4. Deuteronomy 8:3
• 5. Matthew 4:8-10
• 6. Matthew 24:14
• 7. 1 John 5:19
• 8. Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20; Matthew 4:10
• 9. Matthew 4:5-7
• 10. Psalms 91:11
• 11. Psalms 91:12
• 12. Deuteronomy 6:16

Footnotes

• [a] Or "under the influence of;" lit "in"
• [b] Lit "the inhabited earth"
• [c] Lit "their" (referring to the kingdoms in v 5)
• [d] Or "bow down before"