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Jesus ate nothing for 40 days and nights. After this, he was very hungry. The devil[a] came to tempt him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”

Jesus answered him, “The Scriptures say,

‘It is not just bread that keeps people alive.
    Their lives depend on what God says.’” (A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:3 The devil Literally, “The tempter.”

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