Jesus is Tempted by Satan^(A)

4 After this, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. ² After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.

³ Then the tempter came. “Since^[a] you are the Son of God,” he said, “tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

⁴ But he answered, “It is written,

⁵ Then the Devil took him to the Holy City^[c] and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. ⁶ He told Jesus,^[d] “Since^[e] you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written,

and,

⁷ Jesus responded to him, “It is also written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord^[h] your God.’”^[i]

⁸ Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor. ⁹ He told Jesus,^[j] “I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!”

¹⁰ Then Jesus told him, “Go away,^[k] Satan! Because it is written,

¹¹ So the Devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.

Jesus is Tempted by Satan^(A)

¹² At once the Spirit drove him into the wilderness. ¹³ He was in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was among wild animals, and angels were ministering to him.