The Temptation of Jesus
1 Then 4:1–11 Mk 1:12–13; Lk 4:1–13 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 4:1 Jos 15:61; Jdg 1:16; Jn 1:6–7; Jms 1:142 After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, 4:2 Ex 34:28; 1Kg 19:8; Jn 9:4 he was hungry. 3 Then the tempter approached him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." 4:3 Mk 3:11; 5:7; Lk 1:35; 4:41; Jn 1:34,49; Ac 9:20
4 He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." 4:4 Dt 8:3, 4:4 Dt 8:3
7 Jesus told him, "It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God." 4:7 Dt 6:16; 1Sm 7:3; 1Ch 21:1, 4:7 Dt 6:16
10 Then Jesus told him, "Go away, 4:10 Other mss read "Get behind meSatan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him." 4:10 Dt 6:13, 4:10 Dt 6:13; 1Ch 21:1