Satan temps Jesus in the DesertMat_4:1-11 Mar 1:12-13 Luke 4:1-13 Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Mark 1:12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. Luke 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Matthew 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.Mark 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.Luke 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.Luke 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.Matthew 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,Luke 4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: Matthew 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.Luke 4:10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: Luke 4:11 And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.Luke 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;Luke 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.Matthew 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee,Luke 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.if thou wilt fall down and worship me.Luke 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.Matthew 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.Matthew 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.Mark 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.Luke 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.Most biblical scholars believe that Matthew was concerned more with the order of events in this story because of his use of words like “ then” (4:5, Greek tote) and “ again” (4:8, Greek palin). These two specific adverbs seem to indicate a more sequential order of the temptations. Luke links the events by using the Greek words kai and de . [The NKJV’ s translation of kai as “ then” in Luke 4:5 is incorrect. It should be translated simply “ and” (cf. ASV, KJV, NASV, and RSV).] Similar to the English word “ and” not having specific chronological implications, neither do the Greek words kai and de (Richards, 1993, p. 230). In short, Luke’ s account of the temptations of Jesus is arranged topically (or possibly climactically), whereas Matthew’ s account seems to be arranged chronologically.