Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Matthew 4:4-12 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

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

7. Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”

8. Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all the wonderful things in them.

9. The devil said, “If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”

10. Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!’” Deuteronomy 6:13

11. So the devil left him. Then some angels came to Jesus and helped him.

12. Jesus heard that John was put in prison, so he went back to Galilee.