Matthew 4:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Heb 2:18 : 18 For having been put to the test himself, he is able to give help to others when they are tested.
  • Mark 1:12-15 : 12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land. 13 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. 14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God, 15 And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
  • Luke 4:1-9 : 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. 6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure. 7 If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours. 8 And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only. 9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings, 10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you: 11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. 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. 13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.
  • Ezek 43:5 : 5 And the spirit, lifting me up, took me into the inner square; and I saw that the house was full of the glory of the Lord.
  • Heb 4:15-16 : 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. 16 Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.
  • John 14:30 : 30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.
  • Ezek 40:2 : 2 In the visions of God he took me into the land of Israel, and put me down on a very high mountain, on which there was, as it seemed, a building like a town opposite me.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
  • 1 Kgs 18:12 : 12 And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.
  • 2 Kgs 2:16 : 16 And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.
  • Ezek 3:12 : 12 Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.

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  • Luke 4:1-10
    10 verses
    89%

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

    2For 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.

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

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

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

    6And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

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

    8And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

    9And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

    10He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

  • Mark 1:9-14
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    84%

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

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

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

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

    13And 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.

    14Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

  • Matt 4:2-12
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    81%

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

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

    4But 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.

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

    6If 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.

    7Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    8Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

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

    10Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

    11Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

    12Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;

  • Luke 4:12-14
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    12And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    13And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

    14And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

  • Matt 3:16
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    16And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

  • Matt 3:13
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    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

  • Matt 3:1
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    1And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

  • Luke 22:40
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    40And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

  • Jas 1:13-14
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    71%

    13Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:

    14But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.

  • Matt 26:41
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    41Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

  • Jas 4:7
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    7For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

  • John 8:1
    68%

    1But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.

  • Mark 1:39
    68%

    39And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

  • Matt 4:17
    68%

    17From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

  • Matt 17:18
    68%

    18And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.

  • Mark 1:35
    67%

    35And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

  • 1 Tim 4:1
    67%

    1But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,

  • Mark 14:38
    67%

    38Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

  • John 4:3
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    3He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.

  • Matt 14:25
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    25And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

  • Mark 9:2
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    2And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

  • Luke 4:42
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    42And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

  • Luke 8:29
    67%

    29For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.