As Fr. Oetjen remarked, since temptation is not sin, Jesus experiences the same effects of sin (even though He is sinless) like we all do, so that He truly is our High Priest.

The account of Jesus’ temptation appears with slight variations in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. These accounts expand upon Mk 1:12-13, which mentions briefly that Jesus “remained in the ...

Matthew provides more details than Mark about Jesus' temptation. In Matthew's account, God has just declared Jesus his Son (3:17), and this is what Satan challenges: "If you are the Son of God . . ." ...

Jesus had been fasting for 40 days and 40 nights when Satan came to tempt him. Matthew 4:3 says, “If you are the Son of God, tell those stones to become bread.” ...

“Let us consider three aspects of Jesus’ temptation and of our own: its beginning, the way it takes place, and its result,” Cardinal Czerny said, reading the Pope's homily.

Israel wandered in the desert for 40 years and was tempted in various ways. Jesus is the new Israel and he shares with his Church the temptations of his mission. Matthew’s Gospel is addressed to the ...

For 2,000 years the crucifix has been a potent symbol of both Jesus Christ's death and the religion which sprung up in its aftermath. But according to a Swedish theologian, despite the crucifix's ...

Jesus so understands this temptation that his reply is unequivocal: I have no need to put my God to a test, to see if He loves Me. I have absolute confidence that He does love me.

Jesus was really tempted? If you think it's a widely accepted idea, Google reactions to The Last Temptation of Christ. When Nikos Kazantzakis' book came out in 1955, the Catholic Church added it ...