Matthew 4:11 - Plain English Version

¹¹ Then the devil went away, and God’s angel messengers came and took care of Jesus.

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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 4:6

The devil said, “If you are the son of God, jump off. You know, these words are in God’s book too, ‘God will tell his angel messengers to look after you, and they will hold you up with their hands, so you will not even hurt your foot on a stone.’ ”

Mark 1:13

Jesus stayed out there for 40 days. And Satan went to him and tried to trick him. Satan is the boss over all the bad spirits. He tried to make Jesus do something bad. But Jesus didn’t do it. There were wild animals in that place, but angel messengers went and looked after Jesus.

John 14:30

All right, I will not tell you much more, because the boss over the bad spirits is getting close now. He is the boss over this world, but he is not my boss, so he can’t tell me what to do.

1 Timothy 3:16

God shows us something about Jesus that is really true, and nobody can argue with it. He shows us that Jesus is really great, He came in a man’s body for people to see, but the Holy Spirit showed us that he was really from God. And God’s angel messengers saw him too. The people that believed in him told other people everywhere about him. They even went to other countries to tell people about him, and people all over the world believed in him. And God took him up into heaven.