Luke 4:2

2 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.

Luke 4:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
ESV
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
NLT
2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.
MSG
2 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
2 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

1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left 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 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.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8
  • 2. Hebrews 4:15

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Greek for "tempted" can also mean "tested" .
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