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Jesus and the Devil

(Mark 1.12,13; Luke 4.1-13)

(A) The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. After Jesus had gone without eating[a] for 40 days and nights, he was very hungry. Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.”

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Footnotes

  1. 4.2 without eating: The Jewish people sometimes went without eating (also called “fasting”) to show their love for God or to show sorrow for their sins.

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