Matthew 4:1-3

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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.

3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

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Cross References 5

1. Hebrews 4:15
2. Genesis 3:1-7
3. Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8
4. 1 Thessalonians 3:5
5. S Matthew 3:17; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 16:16; Matthew 27:54; Mark 3:11; Luke 1:35; Luke 22:70; John 1:34,49; John 5:25; John 11:27; John 20:31; Acts 9:20; Romans 1:4; 1Jn 5:10-13,20; Revelation 2:18

Footnotes 1

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

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