Matthew 4:1-13 ▼

1 After this, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2 After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.

3 Then the tempter came. |Since you are the Son of God,| he said, |tell these stones to become loaves of bread.|

4 But he answered, |It is written, 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'|

5 Then the devil took him to the Holy City and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple.

6 He told Jesus, |Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written, 'God will put his angels in charge of you,' and, 'With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'|

7 Jesus responded to him, |It is also written, 'You must not tempt the Lord your God.'|

8 Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor.

9 He told Jesus, |I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!|

10 Then Jesus told him, |Go away, Satan! Because it is written, 'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'|

11 So the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.

12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee.

13 He left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,