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Luke 4:1-13

1 The Temptation of Jesus
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert,

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 does 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.

6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.

7 So if you worship me, it will all be yours.”

8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.

10 For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;

11 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

12 Jesus answered, “It says: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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

Cross References for Luke 4:1-13

1 Kings 19:4 - while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:4 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:4

Luke 4:18 - “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. H... Click to read the verse Luke 4:18 Click to read the verse Luke 4:18

Ezekiel 3:14 - The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:14 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:14

1 Kings 18:12 - I don’t know where the Spirit of the Lord may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:12

Isaiah 61:1 - The Year of the Lord’s Favor The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has an... Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1

John 3:34 - For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. Click to read the verse John 3:34 Click to read the verse John 3:34

Acts 10:38 - how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing... Click to read the verse Acts 10:38 Click to read the verse Acts 10:38

Matthew 3:16 - As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, a... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:16

Isaiah 11:2-4 - The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 11:2-4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 11:2-4

Romans 11:2 - God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what the Scripture says in the ... Click to read the verse Romans 11:2 Click to read the verse Romans 11:2

Acts 1:2 - until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to t... Click to read the verse Acts 1:2 Click to read the verse Acts 1:2

Ezekiel 37:1 - The Valley of Dry Bones The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit o... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 37:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 37:1

Acts 8:39 - When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the e... Click to read the verse Acts 8:39 Click to read the verse Acts 8:39

Luke 3:3 - He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgi... Click to read the verse Luke 3:3 Click to read the verse Luke 3:3

Acts 2:4 - All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit ... Click to read the verse Acts 2:4 Click to read the verse Acts 2:4

Matthew 4:1-11 - The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the d... Click to read the verse Matthew 4:1-11 Click to read the verse Matthew 4:1-11

Luke 1:41 - When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled wit... Click to read the verse Luke 1:41 Click to read the verse Luke 1:41

Luke 2:27 - Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesu... Click to read the verse Luke 2:27 Click to read the verse Luke 2:27

John 1:32 - Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on ... Click to read the verse John 1:32 Click to read the verse John 1:32

Luke 3:21-22 - The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized ... Click to read the verse Luke 3:21-22 Click to read the verse Luke 3:21-22

Luke 4:14 - Jesus Rejected at Nazareth Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about... Click to read the verse Luke 4:14 Click to read the verse Luke 4:14

Mark 1:12-13 - At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert, Click to read the verse Mark 1:12-13 Click to read the verse Mark 1:12-13

Romans 7:21 - So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. Click to read the verse Romans 7:21 Click to read the verse Romans 7:21