1 Kings 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub ¹  and asked the Lord to take his life: ²  “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” ³ 

Mark 1:13

1:13 He was in the wilderness forty days, ⁴  enduring temptations from Satan. He ⁵  was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs. ⁶ 

¹ tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

² tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

³ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁴ 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).

⁵ tn Grk “And he.”

⁶ tn Grk “were serving him,” “were ministering to him.”