Mark 1:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

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  • Exod 34:28 : 28 And for forty days and forty nights Moses was there with the Lord, and in that time he had no food or drink. And he put in writing on the stones the words of the agreement, the ten rules of the law.
  • Matt 26:53 : 53 Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels?
  • Heb 4:15 : 15 For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
  • Exod 24:18 : 18 And Moses went up the mountain, into the cloud, and was there for forty days and forty nights.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
  • Heb 2:17-18 : 17 Because of this it was necessary for him to be made like his brothers in every way, so that he might be a high priest full of mercy and keeping faith in everything to do with God, making offerings for the sins of the people. 18 For having been put to the test himself, he is able to give help to others when they are tested.
  • Deut 9:11 : 11 Then at the end of forty days and forty nights the Lord gave me those stones, the stones of the agreement.
  • Deut 9:18 : 18 And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.
  • Deut 9:25 : 25 So I went down on my face in prayer before the Lord for forty days and forty nights as I did at first; because the Lord had said that he would put an end to you.
  • 1 Kgs 19:5-8 : 5 And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food. 6 And looking up, he saw by his head a cake cooked on the stones and a bottle of water. So he took food and drink and went to sleep again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touching him said, Get up and have some food, or the journey will be overmuch for your strength. 8 So he got up and took food and drink, and in the strength of that food he went on for forty days and nights, to Horeb, the mountain of God.
  • Matt 4:10-11 : 10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only. 11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

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    1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

    2 For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

    3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

    4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

    5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

  • Mark 1:9-12
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    9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

    10 And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

    11 And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

    12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

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    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

    2 And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.

    3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

    4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

    5 Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

    6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

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    9 And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

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    12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

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    7 If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.

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