KJV ORIGINAL
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the devil shows up and goes, 'If you're really God's son, why don't you turn these rocks into bread?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even Jesus got tested when he was at his weakest moment.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, this scene occurs right after Jesus' baptism, where God declared Him as His Son, affirming His divine identity. Jesus was then led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness, where He fasted for forty days and nights, leaving Him physically vulnerable and hungry. The tempter, Satan, approached Him at this moment to exploit His human needs and test His faithfulness to God's plan.
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