Mark 1:13

He was in the wilderness forty days, ¹  enduring temptations from Satan. He ²  was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs. ³ 

Ex 24:18; Ex 34:28; De 9:11,18,25; 1Ki 19:5-7; 1Ki 19:8; Mt 4:11; Mt 26:53; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 2:17,18; Heb 4:15

¹ sn The forty days may allude to the experience of Moses (Exod 34:28), Elijah (1 Kgs 19:8, 15), or David and Goliath (1 Sam 17:16).

² tn Grk “And he.”

³ tn Grk “were serving him,” “were ministering to him.”