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Mark 1:13

Satan
TemptationAngels and the spiritual world

11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

12 At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,

and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.

14 After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

15 “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
KJV
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
WEB
He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
ASV
And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him.
DARBY
And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
BLB
And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan, and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to Him.
ÅB
og han var i ørkenen og ble fristet av Satan i førti dager, og han var hos de ville dyr; og englene tjente ham.
OTB
og han var i ødemarken i førti dager og ble fristet av Satan. Han var blant de ville dyrene, og englene tjente ham.
B1930
og han var i ørkenen og blev fristet av Satan i firti dager, og han var hos de ville dyr; og englene tjente ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 2:17–18

    For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

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  • Hebrews 4:15

    For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

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  • Exodus 34:28

    So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.

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  • Matthew 26:53

    Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

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  • 1 Kings 19:5–8

    Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

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  • Deuteronomy 9:25

    So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.

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  • Matthew 4:10–11

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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  • Deuteronomy 9:11

    And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.

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