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# General Information:
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Here Matthew begins a new part of the story in which Jesus spends 40 days in the wilderness, where Satan tempts him. In verse 4, Jesus rebukes Satan with a quotation from Deuteronomy.
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# Jesus was led up by the Spirit
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the Spirit led Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# to be tempted by the devil
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "so the devil could tempt Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# the devil ... The tempter
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These refer to the same being. You may have to use the same word to translate both.
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# he had fasted ... he was hungry
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These refer to Jesus.
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# forty days and forty nights
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"40 days and 40 nights." This refers to 24-hour periods. AT: "40 days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# If you are the Son of God, command
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It is best to assume that Satan knew that Jesus is the Son of God. Possible meanings are 1) this is a temptation to do miracles for Jesus' own benefit. AT: "You are the Son of God, so you can command" or 2) this is a challenge or accusation. AT: "Prove that you are the Son of God by commanding"
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# the Son of God
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This is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# command these stones to become bread.
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You could translate this with a direct quotation. AT: "say to these stones, 'Become bread.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# bread
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Here "bread" refers to food in general. AT: "food" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# It is written
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moses wrote this in the scriptures long ago" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Man shall not live on bread alone
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This implies that there is something more important to life than food.
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# but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God
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Here "word" and "mouth" refer to what God says. AT: "but by listening to everything that God says" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/tempt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/satan]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/written]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]] |