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The Life of
Jesus |
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About
this Narrative |
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This
continuous Story of Jesus is based on the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, in the North American Bible
version, as published by the
United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops. None of the words had
been changed and none are added. All graphics are used
with implied permission from
Hermano
Leon. |
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The Temptation Of Jesus |
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After Jesus
was baptized by his cousin John, Jesus was led by the
Spirit to the desert where he was tempted three times
by Satan. The synoptic Gospels of Matthew and Luke
tell of the temptations, |
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"... command that these stones become
loaves of bread." |
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"...throw yourself down" the parapet. |
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"...All these I shall give to you, if you will
prostrate yourself and worship me."
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After the temptations, "...the devil
left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to
him." Matthew 4:11, Mark 1:13 |
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Matthew
4:1-11: The Temptation of Jesus |
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Then
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be
tempted by the devil. He
fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards
he was hungry.
The
tempter approached and said to him, "If you
are the Son of God, command that these stones become
loaves of bread."
He said
in reply, "It
is written: 'One does not live by bread alone, but
by every word that comes forth from the mouth of
God.'"
Then the
devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on
the parapet of the temple, 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 'with their hands they will support you,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus
answered him,
"Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord,
your God, to the test.'"
Then the
devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed
him all the kingdoms of the world in their
magnificence, and he
said to him,
"All these I shall give to you, if you will
prostrate yourself and worship me."
At this,
Jesus said to him,
"Get away, Satan! It is written: 'The Lord, your
God, shall you worship and him alone shall you
serve.'"
Then the
devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered
to him. |
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Mark 1:12-13: The Temptation of Jesus |
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At once
the Spirit drove him out into the desert, and he
remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by
Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels
ministered to him. |
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Luke 4:1-13:
The Temptation of Jesus |
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Filled
with the holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan
and was led by the Spirit into the desert for
forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing
during those days, and when they were over he was
hungry.
The
devil said to him, "If
you are the Son of God, command this stone to become
bread."
Jesus
answered him, "It
is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.'"
Then he
took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world in a single instant.
The
devil said to him, "I
shall give to you all this power and their glory;
for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it
to whomever I wish. All
this will be yours, if you worship me."
Jesus
said to him in reply, "It
is written: 'You shall worship the Lord, your God,
and him alone shall you serve.'"
Then he
led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of
the temple, and said to him, "If
you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from
here, for
it is written: 'He will command his angels
concerning you, to guard you,'
and: 'With their hands they will support you, lest
you dash your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus
said to him in reply, "It
also says, 'You shall not put the Lord, your God, to
the test.'" When
the devil had finished every temptation, he departed
from him for a time. |
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