King James Bible
"And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred."
Jesus undertakes an extended fast matching Moses on Mount Sinai and Elijah's journey to Horeb, establishing his ministry within Israel's prophetic tradition. The precise duration emphasizes complete dedication and spiritual preparation before his public ministry begins. This understated phrase affirms Jesus's full humanity—despite his divine nature, he experiences genuine physical weakness and need. The timing creates vulnerability that Satan will immediately exploit in the temptations that follow.