Matthew 4:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert. He was taken there to be tempted by the devil.

Cross References

Hebrews 2:18

And now he can help those who are tempted. He is able to help because he himself suffered and was tempted.

Romans 8:14

The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them.

Ezekiel 43:5

Then the Spirit picked me up and brought me into the inner courtyard. The Glory of the Lord filled the Temple.

John 14:30

“I will not talk with you much longer. The ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me.

Ezekiel 3:14

The Spirit lifted me and took me away. I was very sad and upset in my spirit, but I felt the Lord’s power in me.

Acts 8:39

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; the official never saw him again. The official continued on his way home. He was very happy.

Ezekiel 3:12

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a voice behind me. It was very loud, like thunder. It said, “Blessed is the Glory of the Lord!”

Ezekiel 40:2

In a vision, God carried me to the land of Israel. He put me down near a very high mountain. On the mountain in front of me was a building that looked like a city.

1 Kings 18:12

If I go tell King Ahab that you are here, the Spirit of the Lord might carry you away. Then when King Ahab comes here and cannot find you, he will kill me! I have followed the Lord since I was a boy.

2 Kings 2:16

They said, “Look, we have 50 good men. Please let them go and look for your master. Maybe the Lord’s Spirit has taken Elijah up and dropped him on some mountain or in some valley.” But Elisha answered, “No, don’t send men to look for Elijah!”

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”

Ezekiel 11:24

Then the Spirit lifted me into the air and brought me back to Babylonia. It brought me back to the people who were forced to leave Israel. I saw all this in the vision from God. Then the one I saw in the vision rose into the air and left me.

Ezekiel 11:1

Then the Spirit carried me to the East Gate of the Lord’s Temple. This gate faces the east, where the sun comes up. I saw 25 men there at the entrance of this gate. Some of the leaders were among them, including Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah.

Ezekiel 8:3

Then I saw something that looked like an arm. The arm reached out and grabbed me by the hair on my head. Then the Spirit lifted me into the air, and in a vision from God he took me to Jerusalem. He took me to the inner gate—the gate that is on the north side. The statue that makes God jealous is by that gate.

James 1:14

You are tempted by the evil things you want. Your own desire leads you away and traps you.