Luke 4:2 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,
English ASV
during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.
English Amplified
For (during) forty days in the wilderness (desert), where He was tempted (tried, tested exceedingly) by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, He was hungry. [Deut. 9:9; I Kings 19:8.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For (during) forty days in the wilderness (desert), where He was tempted (tried, tested exceedingly) by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, He was hungry. [Deut. 9:9; I Kings 19:8.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
for forty days to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, he was hungry.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.
English EASY 2024
He stayed there for 40 days and he did not eat anything. During this time the devil tried to cause Jesus to do wrong things. At the end of 40 days, Jesus was very hungry.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
There the devil tempted Jesus for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during this time, and when it was finished, he was very hungry.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
where he was tempted by the Devil for forty days. In all that time he ate nothing, so that he was hungry when it was over.
English God's Word - GW 1995
where he was tempted by the devil for 40 days. During those days Jesus ate nothing, so when they were over, he was hungry.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry.
English KJV 1611
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
English LSB
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had finished, He was hungry.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
being tempted by the devil for forty days. During those days He ate nothing. And when they were ended, He was hungry.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
There the devil tempted him for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. At the end of the 40 days, he was hungry.
English NIV
where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
English NKJ 1982
being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
English NLT
where the Devil tempted him for forty days. He ate nothing all that time and was very hungry.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
He ate nothing all that time and was very hungry.
English Tyndale 1537
and was forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days ate he nothing: And when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
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