Category:Temptation of Jesus (subject)

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Temptation of Jesus refers to an episode in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, narrated in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 1:12-13; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13).

Overview

According to the Gospel of Mark, after his Baptism, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. Jesus fasted "forty days"; he was tempted by the Devil, and then attended and nourished by the angels. Matthew and Luke describe the "three" temptations in details, drawing apparently from the same common source (Q). Luke omits the reference to the angels.

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