Matthew 4:1-3

Expanded Bible

The Temptation of Jesus^(A)

4 Then the Spirit led Jesus [^Lup; out] into the ·desert [wilderness] to be tempted [or tested] by the devil. ² Jesus fasted for forty days and nights [^Canalogous to Israel’s forty years in the desert]. After this, he was ·very hungry [famished]. ³ The ·devil came to Jesus to tempt him [^Ltempter/tester came to Jesus], saying, “If you are the Son of God, ·tell [command] these rocks to ·become bread [turn into loaves].”