Mark 1 · Verse 13

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.
Mark 1:13, King James Version

Mark 1:13 in other translations

BSBand He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
WEBHe was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.
ASVAnd he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
YLTand he was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the Adversary, and he was with the beasts, and the messengers were ministering to him.
DARBYAnd he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
BBEAnd he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.
WebsterAnd he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan: and was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

What does Mark 1:13 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13.

(n) "And he was" Mt 4:1, Lk 4:1

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 With the wild beasts - This is a curious circumstance, which is mentioned by none of the other evangelists; and seems to intimate that he was in the most remote, unfrequented, and savage part of the desert; which, together with the diabolic influence, tended to render the whole scene the more horrid. Perhaps this very circumstance is mentioned, as emblematical of that savage and brutal cruelty with which he was persecuted to death by the Jews and Gentiles, instigated thereto by the malice of Satan.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 1:9-13

Christ's baptism was his first public appearance, after he had long lived unknown. How much hidden worth is there, which in this world is not known! But sooner or later it shall be known, as Christ was. He took upon himself the likeness of sinful flesh; and thus, for our sakes, he sanctified himself, that we also might be sanctified, and be baptized with him, Joh 17:19. See how honourably God owned him, when he…

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Mark 1:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἦνēnHe wasG1510
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessG2048
τεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyG5062
ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysG2250
πειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosbeing temptedG3985
ὑπὸhupobyG5259
τοῦtou<the>G3588
σατανᾶsatanaSatanG4567
καὶkaiAndG2532
ἦνēnHe wasG1510
μετὰmetawithG3326
τῶνtōntheG3588
θηρίων·thēriōnwild animals;G2342
καὶkaiandG2532
οἱhoitheG3588
ἄγγελοιangeloiangelsG32
διηκόνουνdiēkonounwere ministeringG1247
αὐτῷ.¶autōto Him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 1:13

  • Hebrews 2:17-18

    Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

  • Hebrews 4:15

    For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

  • Exodus 34:28

    And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

  • Matthew 26:53

    Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • 1 Kings 19:5-8

    And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

  • Deuteronomy 9:25

    Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you.

  • Matthew 4:10-11

    Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

  • Deuteronomy 9:11

    And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.

  • Deuteronomy 9:18

    And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • Exodus 24:18

    And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
forty.
Ex 24:18; 34:28; De 9:11,18,25; 1Ki 19:8
tempted.
Heb 2:17,18; 4:15
and the.
1Ki 19:5-7; Mt 4:11; 26:53; 1Ti 3:16

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Context

  • Mark 1:12

    And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

  • 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.

  • Mark 1:14

    Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

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Mark 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estuvo allí en el desierto cuarenta días, y era tentado de Satanás; y estaba con las fieras; y los ángeles le servían.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fut dans le désert 40 jours, tenté par Satan; et il était avec les bêtes sauvages; et les anges le servaient.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er war vierzig Tage in der Wüste und wurde von dem Satan versucht; und er war unter den wilden Tieren, und die Engel dienten ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erat in deserto quadraginta diebus, et quadraginta noctibus: et tentabatur a Satana: eratque cum bestiis, et angeli ministrabant illi.