Mark 1:13

And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

Cross-references

In 1 Kings 19:8, Elijah's forty-day journey with angelic provision parallels Jesus' forty-day fast with angels ministering — a typological wilderness test.

Matthew 4:11 gives the parallel account: after the temptations, angels came and ministered to Jesus — same event, different perspective.

Hebrews 2:18 directly builds on this: because Jesus suffered when tempted, he can help those being tempted — linking his experience to our need.

Hebrews 4:15 affirms Jesus was tempted in every way, yet without sin — adding the key element of his sinlessness to this temptation account.

Luke 4:1 Parallel

Luke 4:1 adds that Jesus was 'full of the Holy Spirit' when led into the wilderness — providing the spiritual context for his temptation here.

Hebrews 2:17 explains that Jesus became fully human to be a merciful high priest — his temptation here demonstrates that shared humanity.

In Exodus 24:18, Moses spent forty days on Sinai receiving the law—a parallel to Jesus' forty days in the wilderness, both periods of testing and divine preparation.

Exodus 34:28 describes Moses' forty-day fast on Sinai—mirroring Jesus' forty-day fast in the wilderness.