Matthew 4:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ Then יהושע  was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tried by the devil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THEN JESUS was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Common English Bible

¹ Then the Spirit led Jesus up into the wilderness so that the devil might tempt him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, in order to be tempted by the devil.

Matthew 4:1 Cross References

Genesis 3:15

“And I put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed. He shall crush your head, and you shall crush His heel.”

1 Kings 18:12

“And it shall be, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of יהוה  takes you away to a place I do not know. And I shall come to report to Aḥ

2 Kings 2:16

And they said to him, “Look, there are fifty strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master, lest the Spirit of יהוה  has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “Send no one.”

Ezekiel 11:1

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the House of יהוה, which faces east. And see, at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Yaʽ

Ezekiel 11:24

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of Elohim into Chaldea, to those in exile. And the vision that I had seen went up from me.

Ezekiel 3:12

And the Spirit lifted me up, and behind me I heard the sound of a great rumbling voice, “Blessed be the esteem of יהוה  from His place,”

Ezekiel 3:14

And the Spirit lifted me and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, while the hand of יהוה  was strong upon me.

Ezekiel 40:2

In visions of Elohim He brought me into the land of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 43:5

And the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard. And see, the esteem of יהוה  filled the House.

Ezekiel 8:3

And He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair. And the Spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heavens, and brought me in visions of Elohim to Yerushalayim, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which causes jealousy.

John 14:30

“I shall no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he possesses none at all in Me,

Acts 8:39

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of יהוה  caught Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went his way, rejoicing.

Romans 8:14

For as many as are led by the Spirit of Elohim, these are sons of Elohim.

Hebrews 2:18

For in what He had suffered, Himself being tried, He is able to help those who are tried.

James 1:14

But each one is enticed when he is drawn away by his own desires and trapped.