New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 4:1-7

1ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was ledἀνήχθηanēchthēG321up by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151into the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to be temptedπειρασθῆναιpeirasthēnaiG3985by the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

2And after He hadfastedνηστεύσαςnēsteusasG3522fortyG5065daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and fortyG5065nightsνύκταςnuktasG3571, HethenὕστερονhusteronG5306became hungryἐπείνασεν.epeinasenG3983.

3Andthe tempterπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004to Him, “IfεἰeiG1487You are theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,commandG3004that theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037becomeγένωνται.¶genōntaiG1096breadἄρτοιartoiG740.”

4But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,“It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ‘Manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444shall not liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198on breadἄρτῳartōG740aloneμόνῳmonōG3441,but on everyπαντὶpantiG3956wordῥήματιrhēmatiG4487that proceedsἐκπορευομένῳekporeuomenōG1607out of the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.’”

5ThenΤότεToteG5119the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228tookπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880Him intothe holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172and had Him standἔστησενestēsenG2476on the pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugionG4419of the templeG2413,

6and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “IfεἰeiG1487You are the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,throwβάλεbaleG906YourselfG4572downκάτω·katōG2736;for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, ‘He will commandἐντελεῖταιenteleitaiG1781His angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32concerningπερὶperiG4012You’; and ‘On theirhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495they will bearἀροῦσίνarousinG142You up,SoG3379that You will not strikeπροσκόψῃςproskopsēsG4350Your footπόδαpodaG4228againstπρὸςprosG4314a stoneλίθονlithonG3037.’”

7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidἔφηephēG5346to him, “On the otherG3825handG3825,it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ‘You shall not putG1598the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316to the testἐκπειράσειςekpeiraseisG1598.’”

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