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12 Jesus answered, “But it also says in the Scriptures: ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’”[a]

13 After the devil had tempted Jesus in every way, he left him to wait until a better time.

Jesus Teaches the People

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit, and stories about him spread all through the area.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:12 ‘Do . . . God.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:16.

12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a](A)

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting,(B) he left him(C) until an opportune time.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

14 Jesus returned to Galilee(D) in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16