Chapter 4

The Temptation of Jesus

1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit to go out into the wilderness,
2 where the Devil tempted him for forty days. He ate nothing all that time and was very hungry.
        3 Then the Devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, change this stone into a loaf of bread."
        4 But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, `People need more than bread for their life.'[1][ Deut 8:3.] "
        5 Then the Devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 The Devil told him, "I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them—because they are mine to give to anyone I please.
7 I will give it all to you if you will bow down and worship me."
        8 Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say,   `You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him.'[2][ Deut 6:13.] "
        9 Then the Devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off!
10 For the Scriptures say,   `He orders his angels to protect and guard you.

11 And they will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone.'[3][ Ps 91:11-12.] "
        12 Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, `Do not test the Lord your God.'[4][ Deut 6:16.] "
        13 When the Devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.