20.
Jesus Is Tempted By Satan
(Location: The Desert-Wilderness Region
Of Judea,
Northwest Of Bethabara)
MATTHEW 4:
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by
the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty
nights, He was hungry. 3 The tempter came to
Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones
to become bread." 4 Jesus answered,
"It
is written: 'Man does 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 and had Him stand on the
highest point of the temple. 6 "If You are
the Son of God," he said, "throw Yourself down. For it
is written: "'He will command His angels concerning You, and
they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike
Your foot against a stone." 7 Jesus
answered him,
"It
is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test."
8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain
and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 "All
this I will give You," he said, "if You will bow down
and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him,
"Away
from Me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and
serve Him only." 11 Then
the devil left Him, and angels came and attended Him.
MARK 1:
12 At once the Spirit sent Him out into the desert, 13 and
He was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was
with the wild animals, and angels attended Him.
LUKE 4:
1 Jesus,
full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by
the Spirit in the desert, 2 where for forty
days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those
days, and at the end of them He was hungry. 3 The
devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this
stone to become bread." 4 Jesus answered, "It
is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone." 5 The
devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all
the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to
Him, "I will give You all their authority and splendor, for
it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 So
if You worship me, it will all be Yours." 8 Jesus
answered, "It
is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only." 9 The devil led Him to
Jerusalem and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple.
"If You are the Son of God," he said, "throw
Yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
"'He will command His angels concerning You to guard You
carefully; 11 they will lift You up in their
hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a
stone.'" 12 Jesus answered, "It
says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”
13 When
the devil had finished all this tempting, he left Him until an
opportune time.
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