Immediately before the devil tempted Jesus, He was baptized by John the Baptist. Note that Jesus’s baptism marked the beginning of His Messianic ministry. The Bible records: "As soon as Jesus ...

Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John. In Luke’s account, in prayer and subsequent to his baptism, ...

According to the Holy Father, “the way” the devil tries to tempt Jesus and his followers is to doubt and reject the “filial relationship” with God, our Father. “In his perversion ...

The devil's second temptation is the offer of protection and safety. In the gospel, he urges Jesus to jump off the roof of ...

The devil, who lies and sows divisions, tests everyone, even Jesus, Pope Francis said in a written homily.Satan tries to convince people that the hungry cannot be fed, that "angels will not come to ...

Why 40 days? That was the number of days when the devil directly tempted Jesus, a significant story recorded only in Matthew 4:1-11. It begins: “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the ...

After his baptism, Jesus went to the desert to think about and prepare for his ministry. He spent forty days and forty nights in the desert where he was tempted on three occasions by the Devil.

The devil encourages Jesus to turn stones into bread. After such a long fast, the thought of bread is surely a strong temptation. Jesus rebukes the devil, saying, “Man does not live on bread ...

The video begins by explaining that the forty days of Lent mirror the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness, where he overcame temptation from the devil. The video then moves on to some of the ...