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Matthew 4:1-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 4:1-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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 40 days and 40 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 But He answered, “It is written:
5 Then the Devil took Him to the holy city,[b] had Him stand 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:
He will give His angels(G) orders concerning you,
and they will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.”(H)[c]
7 Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”(I)[d]
8 Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 And he said to Him, “I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me.”[e]
10 Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[f] Satan! For it is written:
11 Then the Devil left Him, and immediately angels came and began to serve Him.(K)
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- Matthew 4:4 Dt 8:3
- Matthew 4:5 = Jerusalem
- Matthew 4:6 Ps 91:11-12
- Matthew 4:7 Dt 6:16
- Matthew 4:9 Or and pay me homage
- Matthew 4:10 Other mss read Get behind Me
- Matthew 4:10 Dt 6:13
Matthew 4:1-11
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Matthew 4:1-11
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Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a](B) by the devil.(C) 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights,(D) he was hungry. 3 The tempter(E) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(F) tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]”(G)
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city(H) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,”(I) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”(J)
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”(K)
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(L) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”(M)
11 Then the devil left him,(N) and angels came and attended him.(O)
Footnotes
- Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
- Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
- Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
- Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
- Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13
Luke 4:1-13
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Luke 4:1-13
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The Temptation of Jesus
4 Then Jesus(A) returned from the Jordan,(B) full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over,[a] He was hungry. 3 The Devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”[b](C)[c]
5 So he took Him up[d] and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 The Devil said to Him, “I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me,(D) and I can give it to anyone I want. 7 If You, then, will worship me,[e] all will be Yours.”
8 And Jesus answered him,[f] “It is written:
9 So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
He will give His angels orders concerning you,
to protect you,(F)[h] 11 and
they will support you with their hands,
so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.”(G)[i]
12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”(H)[j]
13 After the Devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him for a time.
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- Luke 4:2 Lit were completed
- Luke 4:4 Other mss add but on every word of God
- Luke 4:4 Dt 8:3
- Luke 4:5 Other mss read So the Devil took Him up on a high mountain
- Luke 4:7 Lit will fall down before me
- Luke 4:8 Other mss add “Get behind Me, Satan!
- Luke 4:8 Dt 6:13
- Luke 4:10 Ps 91:11
- Luke 4:11 Ps 91:12
- Luke 4:12 Dt 6:16
Luke 4:1-13
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Luke 4:1-13
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Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)
4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,(B) left the Jordan(C) and was led by the Spirit(D) into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days(E) he was tempted[a] by the devil.(F) He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God,(G) tell this stone to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[b]”(H)
5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.(I) 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me,(J) and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[c]”(K)
9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[d]”(L)
12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[e]”(M)
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting,(N) he left him(O) until an opportune time.
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