The Baptism of Jesus

²¹ When all the people were baptized,^(A) Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying,^(B) heaven opened, ²² and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:

The Temptation of Jesus

4 Then Jesus^(A) returned from the Jordan,^(B) full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness ² for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over,^[a] He was hungry. ³ The Devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

⁴ But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”^[b](C)[c]

⁵ So he took Him up^[d] and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ The Devil said to Him, “I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me,^(D) and I can give it to anyone I want. ⁷ If You, then, will worship me,^[e] all will be Yours.”

⁸ And Jesus answered him,^[f] “It is written:

⁹ So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. ¹⁰ For it is written:

¹² And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”^(H)[j]

¹³ After the Devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him for a time.

⁴⁰ When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.^{(A) 41} Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!”^(B) But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Messiah.^(C)