The Temptation of Jesus

4 Then^(A) Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.^{(B) 2} After he had fasted for forty days and forty nights,^(C) he was hungry. ³ Then the tempter approached him and said, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.’^(D)

⁴ He answered, ‘It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’^(E)[a]

⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city, stood him on the pinnacle of the temple,^{(F) 6} and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:

⁷ Jesus told him, ‘It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.’^(I)[c]

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. ⁹ And he said to him, ‘I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me.’^[d]

¹⁰ Then Jesus told him, ‘Go away,^[e] Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’^[f](J)

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.^(K)

The Temptation of Jesus

¹² Immediately^(A) the Spirit^(B) drove^(C) him into the wilderness.^{(D) 13} He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted^(E) by Satan.^(F) He was with the wild animals,^(G) and the angels^(H) were serving him.