Mark 1:13 Cross References

Mark 1:13

13: He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.

This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same temptations we do, yet he did not sin.

Moses was up on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he neither ate nor drank. At that time he wrote the terms of the covenant--the Ten Commandments--on the stone tablets.

Don't you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?

Therefore, it was necessary for Jesus to be in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. He then could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people.
Since he himself has gone through suffering and temptation, he is able to help us when we are being tempted.

"At the end of the forty days and nights, the LORD handed me the two stone tablets with the covenant inscribed on them.

"That is why I fell down and lay before the LORD for forty days and nights when he was ready to destroy you.

"Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. "For the Scriptures say, 'You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him.'"
Then the Devil went away, and angels came and cared for Jesus.

Then for forty days and nights I lay prostrate before the LORD, neither eating bread nor drinking water. I did this because you had sinned by doing what the LORD hated, thus making him very angry.

Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ appeared in the flesh and was shown to be righteous by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and was announced to the nations. He was believed on in the world and was taken up into heaven.

Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, "Get up and eat!"
He looked around and saw some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again.
Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, "Get up and eat some more, for there is a long journey ahead of you."
So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God.

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