^{2 Ref} forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

^{3 Ref} and the Devil said to him, `If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

^{4 Ref} And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

^{5 Ref} And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

^{6 Ref} and the Devil said to him, `To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

^{7 Ref} thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me -- all shall be thine.'

^{8 Ref} And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

^{9 Ref} And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, `If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

^{10 Ref} for it hath been written -- To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,

^{11 Ref} and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

^{12 Ref} And Jesus answering said to him -- `It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

^{13 Ref} And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.