Matthew 4:1-9 ▼

1 Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

2 and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

3 And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

4 But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

5 Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6 and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'

7 Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

8 Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

9 and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'