The Testing of Jesus

4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,^{(A) 2} where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished.^(B)

⁸ Jesus answered him, “It is written,

⁹ Then the devil^[a] led him to Jerusalem and placed him 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,

¹¹ and

¹² Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”^{(C) 13} When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.^(D)

¹⁹ You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.^(A)

¹⁴ Do not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who are all around you, ¹⁵ because the Lord your God, who is present with you, is a jealous God. The anger of the Lord your God would be kindled against you and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.^(A)

¹⁶ “Do not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.^{(B) 17} You must diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God and his decrees and his statutes that he has commanded you.^(C)