Matthew 4:1–11 — The devil tempts Yeshua

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Mat 4:1–11

4:1 The devil tempts Yeshua

(Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)

4 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) was taken into the wilderness by the spirit, to be tempted by the devil.[ref] 2 As he’d been fasting for forty days (and nights), he was hungry, 3 and the tempter approached him and asked, “If you’re God’s son, command some of these stones to turn into buns.”

4 But Yeshua answered, “It’s written in the scriptures that it’s not just food that a person needs to live, but also all of God’s messages.”[ref]

5 Then the devil took him to Yerushalem (Jerusalem), and stood him on the highest point of the temple 6 and told him, “Throw yourself down if you’re God’s son, because it’s written in the scriptures that God will command his messengers to look after you and to carry you in their arms so that you won’t bash your foot on a rock.”[ref]

7 “Yes, but it’s also written,” Yeshua answered, “that you shouldn’t test your God Yahweh.”[ref]

8 Then the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the countries in the world, with all their splendour, 9 then told him, “I’ll give you all of those if you get down on your face in front of me.”

10 “Go away, Satan,” Yeshua replied, “because it’s written in the scriptures that you should worship your God Yahweh and must only serve him.”[ref]

11 Then the devil left him, and God’s messengers came and looked after him.

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4 Then the Yaʸsous was _brought _up into the wilderness by the spirit to _be _tempted by the devil.

2 And having _fasted forty days and forty nights, later he _hungered.

3 And the one tempting having _approached, said to _him:
If you _are the_son of_ the _god, speak that the these stones may _become loaves.

4 But he answering said:
It _has _been _written:
The person not only by bread will _be _living, but by every message going _out through the_mouth of_god.

5 Then the devil is _taking him to the holy city, and stood him on the pinnacle of _the temple,

6 and he _is _saying to _him:
If you _are the_son of_ the _god, throw yourself down, because/for it _has _been _written, that Will _be _commanding to _the messengers of _him concerning you, and:
They _will _be _carrying you in their_hands, lest you _may _strike the foot of _you against a_stone.

7 The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) was _saying to _him:
In_contrast it _has _been _written:
You_˓will˒_ not _be _Testing the_master the god of _you.

8 Again the devil is _taking him to a_ exceedingly high _mountain, and is _showing to _him all the kingdoms of _the world and the glory of _them,

9 and he _said to _him:
I _will _be _giving all these things to _you if having _fallen, you _may _prostrate before _me.

10 Then the Yaʸsous is _saying to _him:
Be _going _away Satan/(Sāţān), because/for it _has _been _written:
You _will _be _prostrating the_master the god of _you, and only unto _him you _will _be _serving.

11 Then the devil is _leaving him, and see, messengers approached and were _serving unto _him.

Mark 1:12–13

12 After that, the spirit sent him out into the wilderness 13 where he was tested by Satan for forty days. He was out there with the wild animals, but God’s messengers[fn] looked after him there.

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12 And immediately the spirit is _sending_ him _forth into the wilderness.

13 And he _was in the wilderness forty days being _tempted by the Satan/(Sāţān), and he _was with the wild _beasts, and the messengers were _serving unto _him.

1:13 The Greek doesn’t actually distinguish between human messengers and heavenly messengers (so-called ‘angels’—the Greek word just transliterated letter-by-letter instead of being actually translated).