The Temptation of Jesus

1 ^yThen Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the ^zwilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after ^afasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the ^bSon of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written,

^c“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,

^dbut by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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The Temptation of Jesus

1 ^lAnd Jesus, ^mfull of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the ⁿwilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ^oate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ^p‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”