Mark 1:13 (YLT)

Passage

and 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.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:11 and a voice came out of the heavens, `Thou art My Son--the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Mark 1:12 And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,

Mark 1:13 and 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.

Mark 1:14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God,

Mark 1:15 and saying--`Fulfilled hath been the time, and the reign of God hath come nigh, reform ye, and believe in the good news.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wilderness", "forty", "days", "tempted", "adversary", "beasts", "messengers", and "ministering". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wilderness" and "forty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And immediately doth the Spirit put him..." into verse 14's "And after the delivering up of John...", so "wilderness" and "forty" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wilderness" and "forty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.