Luke 4:1-13

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Devil Tempts Jesus

4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, ² where he was tempted by the Devil for forty days. He did not eat anything during those days. When they came to an end, 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 him, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”^[a]

⁵ The Devil led him up to a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ The Devil told him, “I will give you all this power and the glory of these kingdoms, because it has been entrusted to me, and I can give it to anyone I want. ⁷ So, if you worship me, it will all be yours.”

⁸ Jesus answered him, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”^[b]

⁹ The Devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰ because it is written:

¹¹ And,

¹² Jesus answered him, “It says: ‘You shall not test the Lord your God.’”^[d]

¹³ When the Devil had finished every temptation, he left him until an opportune time.