2And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was. Matthew 4:1, ESV: Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into. 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Jesus resists each temptation with a quote from Deuteronomy, refusing to. Matthew 4:1, NIV: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. This is the same Spirit who descended on Jesus at His baptism and empowered Him (Matthew 3:16). It is important to note that it was the Spirit of God that led Jesus into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1). Each one attempts to lure Christ into abusing His power to take immediately what God the Father has promised to provide later. From the high and holy experience of blessing at the Jordan River, Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
After 40 days and nights of fasting, Jesus faces three temptations from Satan.
3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, “ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “ ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ” 7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. Matthew 4:111 describes Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Jesus was led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil (Matt. 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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