Matthew 4:1-9 ▼

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

2 After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

3 Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. ”

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,

6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will give his angels orders concerning you, and they will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. ”

7 Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God. ”

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.”