Matthew 4:1-11 ▼

1 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.

2 And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

3 And the one tempting, having come to Him, said, “If You are the Son of God, speak, that these stones might become loaves.”

4 But answering, He said, “It has been written: ‘Not on bread alone shall the man live, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.’”

5 Then the devil takes Him to the holy city, and he set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6 and he says to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it has been written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and on hands they will lift You up, lest ever You might strike Your foot against a stone.’”

7 Jesus said to him, “Again it has been written: ‘You shall not test the Lord your God.’”

8 Again the devil takes Him to a mountain exceedingly high and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give to You if, falling down, You worship me.”

10 Then Jesus says to him, “Go away, Satan! For it has been written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”

11 Then the devil leaves Him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to Him.