⁶ Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him^(A) and revering him.^{(B) 7} For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land^(C)—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills;^{(D) 8} a land with wheat and barley,^(E) vines^(F) and fig trees,^(G) pomegranates, olive oil and honey;^{(H) 9} a land where bread^(I) will not be scarce and you will lack nothing;^(J) a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.^(K)

¹⁰ When you have eaten and are satisfied,^(L) praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. ¹¹ Be careful that you do not forget^(M) the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. ¹² Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,^{(N) 13} and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, ¹⁴ then your heart will become proud and you will forget^(O) the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. ¹⁵ He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,^(P) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes^(Q) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.^{(R) 16} He gave you manna^(S) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,^(T) to humble and test^(U) you so that in the end it might go well with you. ¹⁷ You may say to yourself,^(V) “My power and the strength of my hands^(W) have produced this wealth for me.” ¹⁸ But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,^(X) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness^(A)

4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,^(B) left the Jordan^(C) and was led by the Spirit^(D) into the wilderness, ² where for forty days^(E) he was tempted^[a] by the devil.^(F) 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,^(G) tell this stone to become bread.”

⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’^[b]”^(H)

⁵ The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.^{(I) 6} And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me,^(J) and I can give it to anyone I want to. ⁷ If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

⁸ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’^[c]”^(K)

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:

¹² Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’^[e]”^(M)

¹³ When the devil had finished all this tempting,^(N) he left him^(O) until an opportune time.