World English Bible

Mark 1:13

“He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.”

Verse in context — Mark 1

A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,

and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.

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