Matthew 4:1 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹ Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

¹² The spirit immediately drove him out into the desert. ¹³ And he remained in the desert for forty days, and Satan tried to tempt him there; and he was among the wild animals; but the angels waited on him. ¹⁴ After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the good news from God, ¹⁵ saying, "The time has come and the reign of God is near; repent, and believe this good news."

¹ Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the holy Spirit, and he was led about in the desert ² for forty days by the Spirit, and was tempted by the devil. In all those days he ate nothing, and when they were over he was famished. ³ And the devil said to him, "If you are God's son, tell this stone to turn into bread!" ⁴ Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live!' " ⁵ And he took him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please. ⁷ If you will do homage before me, it shall all be yours." ⁸ Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'You must do homage before the Lord your God, and worship him alone.' " ⁹ And he took him to Jerusalem, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰ for the Scripture says, 'He will give his angels orders about you, to protect you,' ¹¹ and, 'They will lift you up with their hands, so that you may never strike your foot against a stone.' " ¹² Jesus answered, "We have been told, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' " ¹³ When the devil had tried every kind of temptation he left him till another time.

³⁰ I shall not talk much more with you, for the evil genius of the world is coming. He has nothing in common with me,

³⁹ When they came out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord hurried Philip away, and the eunuch saw nothing more of him. Full of joy, he went on with his journey,

¹⁴ For all who are guided by God's Spirit are God's sons.

¹⁸ For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.

¹⁵ For our high priest is not one who is incapable of sympathy with our weaknesses, but he has been tempted in every way just as we have, without committing any sin. ¹⁶ So let us come with courage to God's throne of grace to receive his forgiveness and find him responsive when we need his help.