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Mark 1:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 13 So he continued in the wilderness for 40 days, being tempted by Satan.+ He was with the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.+

Mark 1:13

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 13 καὶ And ἦν he was ἐν in τῇ the ἐρήμῳ wilderness τεσσεράκοντα forty ἡμέρας days πειραζόμενος being temped ὑπὸ by τοῦ the Σατανᾶ, Satan, καὶ and ἦν he was μετὰ with τῶν the θηρίων, wild beasts, καὶ and οἱ the ἄγγελοι angels διηκόνουν were serving αὐτῷ. to him.

Mark 1:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 13 So he continued in the wilderness forty days,+ being tempted by Satan,+ and he was with the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.+

Mark 1:13

The Bible in Living English
- 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on his needs.

Mark 1:13

American Standard Version
- 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him.

Mark 1:13

The Emphasized Bible
- 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts,—and the messengers were ministering unto him.

Mark 1:13

King James Version
- 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 Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:13
  
  Satan: See study note on Mt 4:10.
  
  the wild beasts: In Jesus’ day, there were many more wild animals in that region of the world than there are today. The wilderness was the habitat of boars, hyenas, leopards, lions, and wolves. Mark is the only Gospel writer to mention that there were wild beasts in this area. He evidently wrote primarily for non-Jewish readers, including Romans and others who may not have been familiar with the geography of Israel.