Matthew 4:11 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹¹ Then the devil left Him and angels came and tended to His needs [i.e., food, water, etc.].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Common English Bible

¹¹ The devil left him, and angels came and took care of him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Then the devil left him. And behold, Angels approached and ministered to him.

Matthew 4:11 Cross References

Matthew 26:53

Or, do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels [i.e., Jesus could have called about 72,000 angels to minister to Him. See Matt. 4:11]?

Hebrews 1:14

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve those people who will inherit salvation?

Luke 22:43

Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. [See Matt. 4:11].

Luke 4:13

And when the devil had finished every test, he left Jesus until a [later] time.

Hebrews 1:6

And again, when God sent the Firstborn One [i.e., Jesus. See Rom. 8:29; Col. 1:15, 18; Rev. 1:5] into the world, He said [Deut. 32:43 LXX], “And all of God’s angels should worship Him.”

John 14:30

I will not speak with you very much anymore because the ruler of the world [i.e., Satan] is coming, and he has no control over me.

Luke 22:53

When I was with you every day in the Temple you did not raise a hand against me. But this is your hour [i.e., the time for you to act against me] and the power of darkness [has now taken over].”

Mark 1:13

He spent forty days in this desert where He was put to the test by Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels ministered to His needs [while there].

Matthew 4:6

and said to Him, “If you are the Son of God jump off, for it is written [Psalm 91:11-12]: ‘He will put His angels in charge of you’ and ‘They will lift you up with their hands so you do not trip over a stone.’”

1 Timothy 3:16

And without question the revealed secret of godly living is great. [It is this]: He [i.e., Christ, or God], who appeared in a fleshly body [was] vindicated [of false charges] by the Holy Spirit; [He was] seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world [and finally] was taken up into glory [i.e., heaven].