KJV ORIGINAL
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
After going without food for forty days and forty nights straight, he was absolutely starving.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even Jesus got hungry after skipping meals for over a month, he was fully human too.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of the Gospel of Matthew, this verse describes the period immediately after Jesus was baptized and led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness, where He prepared for His public ministry. The forty days and nights of fasting echo Old Testament precedents, such as Moses on Mount Sinai and Elijah's journey, symbolizing a time of spiritual testing and reliance on God. After this intense period, Jesus experienced hunger, which led directly to His temptation by Satan.
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