This passage is read as meaning that a being called the "devil" tempted Jesus to sin by suggesting certain things to him and leading him into tempting situations.
Maneno haya yanasomwa kuwa na maana ya kuwa kiumbe aitwaye"Ibilisi alimjaribu Yesu kutenda dhambi kwa kutoa shauri la mambo fulani kwake na kumwongoza katika sehemu za kumjaribu.