Mateus 4

After Jesus fasted 40 days, Satan tempted him in various ways.

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit {God’s Spirit led Jesus} into a desolate area to be tempted by the devil {in order that the devil would tempt him}. 2 After he did not eat food for 40 days, and 40 nights. he was hungry. 3 Satan, the tempter, came to him and said, "Because you claim that you have a relationship with God as a son has with his father [MET], prove it by commanding these stones to become bread so that you can eat them!" 4 But Jesus said to him, "No! I will not change stones into bread, because it is written in the Scriptures {in the Scriptures Moses wrote}, ‘Eating food [SYN] sustains people physically, but it does not sustain them spiritually [SYN]. Instead, paying attention to everything that God has spoken to them is what sustains people spiritually.’" 5 Then the devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the city that is dedicated to God. He set him on the highest part of the Temple, 6 and said to him, "Because you claim that you have a relationship with God as a son has with his father, prove it by jumping down to the ground. You will not be hurt, because it is written in the Scriptures, ‘God will command his angels to protect you. They will lift you up in their hands when you are falling, in order that you will not get hurt. You will not even strike your foot on a stone.’" 7 But Jesus said, "No! I will not jump down, because in another place in the Scriptures it is written {there are these words that Moses wrote}: ‘Do not try to test the Lord your God to see if he will prevent something bad from happening to you when you do something foolish!’" 8 Then the devil took him on top of a very high mountain. There he showed him all the nations in the world and the magnificent things in those nations. 9 And then he said to him, "I will let you rule all these nations and give you the magnificent things in them if you bow down and worship me." 10 But Jesus said to him, "No, I will not worship you, Satan, so go away! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘It is the Lord your God whom you (pl) must worship, and you (pl) must serve only him!’" 11 Then the devil went away, and right away, angels came to Jesus and took care of him.