temptation of Christ
Wilderness satanic test
The temptation of Christ is the New Testament episode in which Satan tests Jesus in the wilderness, offering him bread, miraculous rescue, and worldly power in exchange for worship.
Jesus refuses each offer by quoting scripture.
The narrative appears in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, following Jesus's baptism and preceding his public ministry.
The scene has become a touchstone for discussions of resisting evil: Like the temptation of Christ, every leader faces moments when expedience beckons.
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- desertTo leave behind completely
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- forty daysScriptural trial duration
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- Christ imagerycrucifixion, nativity, Last Supper, Good Shepherd, crown of thorns
- GospelsJesus, gospels, apostles, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke
- ChristologyChristology, Jesus, incarnation, divinity, divine nature
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Inherited spiritual corruption
temptation of ChristTransfiguration
Sacred appearance change
Resurrection · baptism of Christ · triumphal entry · theophany
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