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# Connecting Statement:
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The devil meets Jesus to try to tempt him to sin after Jesus fasts for 40 days.
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# Then Jesus
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This refers to after John baptized Jesus. AT: "After Jesus was baptized" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# was led by the Spirit
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the Spirit led him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# for forty days he was tempted
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Most versions say that the temptation was throughout the forty days. The UDB states "While he was there, the devil kept tempting him" to make this clear.
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# forty days
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"40 days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# was tempted by the devil
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the devil tempted him there to disobey God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# He ate nothing
The word "he" refers to Jesus.
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