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Matthew 4:1-11 GW . . .Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. (2) Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry. (3) The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread." (4) Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God () speaks.'" (5) Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. (6) He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, 'He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.'" (7) Jesus said to him, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord () your God.'" (8) Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. (9) The devil said to him, "I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me." (10) Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! Scripture says, 'Worship the Lord () your God and serve only him.'" (11) Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.
Matthew 4:1-11 GNB . . .Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. (2) After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. (3) Then the Devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread." (4) But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God () speaks.' " (5) Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple, (6) and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says, 'God will give orders to his angels about you; they will hold you up with their hands, so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.' " (7) Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord () your God to the test.' " (8) Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness. (9) "All this I will give you," the Devil said, "if you kneel down and worship me." (10) Then Jesus answered, "Go away, Satan! The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord () your God and serve only him!' " (11) Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.
Matthew 4:1-11 ESV . . .Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (2) And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. (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. (9) And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." (10) Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord () your God and him only shall you serve.'" (11) Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.
Matthew 4:1-10 CEV . . .The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. (2) After Jesus had gone without eating for forty days and nights, he was very hungry. (3) Then the devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread." (4) Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: 'No one can live only on food. People need every word that God () has spoken.' " (5) Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. (6) The devil said, "If you are God's Son, jump off. The Scriptures say: 'God will give his angels orders about you. They will catch you in their arms, and you won't hurt your feet on the stones.' " (7) Jesus answered, "The Scriptures also say, 'Don't try to test the Lord () your God!' " (8) Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. (9) The devil said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will bow down and worship me." (10) Jesus answered, "Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: 'Worship the Lord () your God and serve only him.' "
Matthew 4:1-11 NWT . . .Then Jesus was led by the spirit up into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. 2 After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he felt hungry. 3 Also, the Tempter came and said to him: “If you are a son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But in reply he said: “It is written, ‘Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah's () mouth.’” 5 Then the Devil took him along into the holy city, and he stationed him upon the battlement of the temple 6 and said to him: “If you are a son of God, hurl yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will give his angels a charge concerning you, and they will carry you on their hands, that you may at no time strike your foot against a stone.’” 7 Jesus said to him: “Again it is written, ‘You must not put Jehovah () your God to the test.’” 8 Again the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9 and he said to him: “All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah () your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’” 11 Then the Devil left him, and, look! angels came and began to minister to him.
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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