Matthew 4:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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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.
  • 1 Kgs 19:8 : 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.
  • Deut 9:9 : 9 When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water.
  • 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.
  • John 4:6 : 6 Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
  • Heb 2:14-17 : 14 And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One; 15 And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free. 16 For, truly, he does not take on the life of angels, but that of the seed of Abraham. 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.
  • Exod 24:18 : 18 And Moses went up the mountain, into the cloud, and was there for forty days and forty nights.
  • 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.
  • Deut 18:18 : 18 I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.
  • Matt 21:18 : 18 Now in the morning when he was coming back to the town, he had a desire for food.
  • Mark 11:12 : 12 And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.
  • Luke 4:2 : 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.

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  • Luke 4:1-5
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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.

  • Matt 4:3-7
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    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.

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

  • Matt 4:1
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    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

  • Mark 1:12-13
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    78%

    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.

  • Luke 4:12-13
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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.

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

  • Mark 11:12
    74%

    12 And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.

  • Matt 21:18
    74%

    18 Now in the morning when he was coming back to the town, he had a desire for food.

  • Luke 4:9
    73%

    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,

  • 1 Kgs 19:8
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    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 4:11
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    11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

  • Luke 6:3
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    3 And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;

  • Acts 10:10
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    10 And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

  • Luke 15:14
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    14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

  • Exod 34:28
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    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.

  • Ps 107:5
    70%

    5 Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

  • Mark 8:1-2
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    1 In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

    2 I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food;

  • Mark 6:35
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    35 And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

  • John 4:31-33
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    31 While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.

    32 But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.

    33 So the disciples said one to another, Did anyone give him food?

  • Acts 27:33
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    33 And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.

  • Matt 12:3
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    3 But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him?

  • Matt 25:42
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    42 For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:

  • Deut 8:3-4
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    69%

    3 And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.

    4 Through all these forty years your clothing did not get old or your feet become tired.

  • Deut 9:9
    69%

    9 When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water.

  • Gen 43:1
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    1 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

  • Ps 109:24
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    24 My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.

  • Matt 4:9
    68%

    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.

  • Luke 15:16-17
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    68%

    16 And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.

    17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

  • Mark 8:4
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    4 And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

  • Matt 15:32
    68%

    32 And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

  • Mark 2:25
    68%

    25 And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

  • Luke 9:12
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    12 And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

  • Matt 14:15
    67%

    15 And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

  • Ps 78:18
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    18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.

  • Matt 12:40
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    40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  • Mark 6:42
    67%

    42 And they all took of the food and had enough.