Jesus Baptism and Temptation (Matthew 3-4; Mark 1; Luke 3-4)

Jul 15, 2026

A scripture-focused retelling of Jesus’ baptism and the temptation in the wilderness, drawing on Matthew 3–4, Mark 1, and Luke 3–4. The narrative describes crowds traveling to hear John preach, John baptizing repentant people in the Jordan. It recounts Jesus coming from Galilee, John’s objection, God’s affirmation at Jesus’ baptism, and the Spirit leading Jesus into the wilderness. Satan then challenges Jesus to disobey God while Jesus fasts for forty days.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages19

Reading Time48 min

John Preaches and Baptizes

Crowds near the Jordan River

Jesus Comes to John

Baptism of Jesus and God’s Voice

The Spirit Descends Like a Dove

Temptation in the Wilderness

Forty Days of Fasting

Satan’s Challenge

206 Jesus–Baptism and Temptation Matthew 3-4; Mark 1; Luke 3-4 English Bible 206 Jesus–Baptism and Temptation English United States © 2023 Wycliffe Bible Translators , Inc. [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work , but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors , illustrators , etc. Original illustrations by Jim Padgett, © Sweet Publishing, licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. [www.sweetpublishing.com](www.sweetpublishing.com) Wycliffe Bible Translators , Inc. has skin darkened all of the Jim Padgett illustrations in our collection , and has modified many of them. Story script , Template , and Music © 2022 Wycliffe Bible Translators , Inc. , licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike 4.0 International license. A special thanks to the 50+ unnamed people who worked on the story scripts, templates , adapted illustrations and music. Large crowds came from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the region around the Jordan River to see and hear John preach. Many people repented from their sins, and then John baptized them in the Jordan River. Matthew 3:5-6; Mark 1:5; Luke 3:3 Jesus came from the region called Galilee to the Jordan River for John to baptize him. But John objected and said,“I need you to baptize me! So why are you coming to me?” Matthew 3:13-14; Mark 1:9 Jesus answered John,“It is right to do this because this is what God wants.” So John baptized Jesus. Matthew 3:15 As Jesus came up from the water, the sky opened. Then the Spirit of God came down like a dove and landed on him. And a voice from heaven said,“This is my Son, and I love him. Iam very pleased with him.” Matthew 3:16-17; Mark 1:10-11; Luke Then God’s Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness so Satan, the devil, could tempt Jesus to disobey God. Jesus ate nothing for forty days and nights. And he was very hungry. Matthew 4:1-2; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-2 Then Satan came to him and said,“If you are God’s Son, prove it! Command these stones to become bread loaves.” Matthew 4:3; Luke 4:3

FAQs

Why did John object when Jesus came to be baptized?

John said he needed Jesus to baptize him and questioned why Jesus was coming to John. Jesus then responded that doing so was right because it was what God wanted.

What happened when Jesus came up from the water?

The sky opened, the Spirit of God came down like a dove and landed on him, and a voice from heaven declared Jesus as God’s Son whom God loved and was pleased with.

How did Satan tempt Jesus after the Spirit led him into the wilderness?

After Jesus was led into the wilderness, Satan tempted him to disobey God, challenging him to prove he was God’s Son by turning stones into bread while Jesus had eaten nothing for forty days and nights.

Jul 15, 2026

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