Jesus Is Tempted by the Devil

4 ¹Jesus returned from the Jordan River. He was full of the Holy Spirit.* The Spirit led Jesus into the desert. ²There the devil tempted Jesus for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. When those days were finished, Jesus was very hungry. ³The devil said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, tell this rock to become bread." ⁴Jesus answered, "It is written [in the Scriptures*]: 'It is not just bread that keeps people alive.'" Deuteronomy 8:3

⁵Then the devil took Jesus and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶The devil said to Jesus, "I will give you all these kingdoms and all the power and glory that is in them. It has all been given to me. I can give it to any person I want. ⁷I will give it all to you, if you will only worship me." ⁸Jesus answered, "It is written [in the Scriptures*]: 'You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!'" Deuteronomy 6:13

⁹Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. The devil put Jesus on a very high place of the temple.* He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! ¹⁰It is written [in the Scriptures*]: 'God will command his angels to take care of you.' Psalm 91:11

¹¹It is also written: 'Their hands will catch you so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.'" Psalm 91:12

¹²Jesus answered, "But it also says [in the Scriptures*]: 'You must not test (doubt) the Lord your God.'" Deuteronomy 6:16

¹³The devil finished tempting Jesus in every way and went away to wait until a better time.

Jesus Teaches the People

¹⁴Jesus went back to Galilee with the power of the Holy Spirit.* Stories about Jesus spread all over the area around Galilee. ¹⁵Jesus began to teach in the synagogues.* All the people praised him.

Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world. Scriptures Holy Writings--the Old Testament. temple The special building in Jerusalem for Jewish worship. synagogue(s) Synagogues were places where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings.