Matthew 4:1-4

Good News Translation

The Temptation of Jesus^(A)

4 ^(B)Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. ² After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. ³ Then the Devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread.”

^4 (C)But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.’”