1. Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert. He was taken there to be tempted by the devil.
2. Jesus ate nothing for 40 days and nights. After this, he was very hungry.
3. The devil came to tempt him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”
4. Jesus answered him, “The Scriptures say, ‘It is not just bread that keeps people alive. Their lives depend on what God says.’” Deuteronomy 8:3
5. Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city of Jerusalem and put him on a high place at the edge of the Temple area.
6. He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump off, because the Scriptures say, ‘God will command his angels to help you, and their hands will catch you, so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.’” Psalm 91:11-12