Matthew 4:1 - The Message1-3 Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: “Since you are God’s Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 THEN JESUS was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. See the chapterCommon English Bible1 Then the Spirit led Jesus up into the wilderness so that the devil might tempt him. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, in order to be tempted by the devil. See the chapter |