Matthew 4:1

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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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  • Heb 2:18 : 18 Because He Himself has suffered when tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
  • Mark 1:12-15 : 12 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels ministered to him. 14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God. 15 He said: 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!'
  • Luke 4:1-9 : 1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry. 3 The devil said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.' 4 But Jesus answered him, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.' 5 Then the devil led Him up to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. 6 And he said to Him, 'I will give You all this authority and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whom I will.' 7 'Therefore if You will worship before me, it will all be Yours.' 8 But Jesus answered and said to him, 'Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.' 9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.' 10 'For it is written: He will command His angels concerning You, to guard You,' 11 'and they will lift You up in their hands so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.' 12 Jesus answered him, 'It is said: You shall not test the Lord your God.' 13 When the devil had finished all this testing, he left Him until an opportune time.
  • Ezek 43:5 : 5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
  • Heb 4:15-16 : 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are—yet without sin. 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
  • John 14:30 : 30 I will not speak much with you anymore, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and anger of spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  • Ezek 40:2 : 2 In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the form of a city facing toward the south.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
  • 1 Kgs 18:12 : 12 But I, your servant, fear that if I leave, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you off to some place I don't know, and when I go to tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
  • 2 Kgs 2:16 : 16 They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.'
  • Ezek 3:12 : 12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the noise of a great rushing: "Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place!"

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 4:1-10
    10 verses
    89%

    1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

    2where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry.

    3The devil said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.'

    4But Jesus answered him, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'

    5Then the devil led Him up to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant.

    6And he said to Him, 'I will give You all this authority and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whom I will.'

    7'Therefore if You will worship before me, it will all be Yours.'

    8But Jesus answered and said to him, 'Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'

    9Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.'

    10'For it is written: He will command His angels concerning You, to guard You,'

  • Mark 1:9-14
    6 verses
    84%

    9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

    10As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'

    12Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

    13He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels ministered to him.

    14After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.

  • Matt 4:2-12
    11 verses
    81%

    2After fasting for forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

    3Then the tempter approached Him and said, 'If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.'

    4But He answered, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'

    5Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

    6He 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 they will lift You up in their hands so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.'

    7Jesus said to him, 'Again it is written: You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'

    8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

    9And he said to Him, 'All these I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.'

    10Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'

    11Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

    12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Luke 4:12-14
    3 verses
    80%

    12Jesus answered him, 'It is said: You shall not test the Lord your God.'

    13When the devil had finished all this testing, he left Him until an opportune time.

    14Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about Him spread throughout the whole countryside.

  • Matt 3:16
    71%

    16After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

  • Matt 3:13
    71%

    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

  • Matt 3:1
    71%

    1At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Luke 22:40
    71%

    40When he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

  • Jas 1:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

    14But each person is tempted when they are drawn away and enticed by their own desire.

  • Matt 26:41
    69%

    41"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

  • Jas 4:7
    69%

    7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • John 8:1
    68%

    1Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

  • Mark 1:39
    68%

    39So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

  • Matt 4:17
    68%

    17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'

  • Matt 17:18
    68%

    18And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

  • Mark 1:35
    67%

    35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went to a solitary place where he prayed.

  • 1 Tim 4:1
    67%

    1Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons.

  • Mark 14:38
    67%

    38Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

  • John 4:3
    67%

    3he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

  • Matt 14:25
    67%

    25During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

  • Mark 9:2
    67%

    2After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them.

  • Luke 4:42
    67%

    42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The crowds were searching for Him, and they came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

  • Luke 8:29
    67%

    29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.