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Luke 4:2
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where for forty days he was tempted
[a]
by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
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Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
ESV
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for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
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where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.
MSG
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For forty wilderness days and nights he was tested by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when the time was up he was hungry.
CSB
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for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry.
Luke 4:2 In-Context
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Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
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where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
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The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
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Exodus 34:28
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1 Kings 19:8
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Hebrews 4:15
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[a].
The Greek for "tempted" can also mean "tested" .
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