The text is a bit bizarre because the writer personified the devil, making it harder to relate to. It's not like the devil barges in your house and hangs out with you, eating chips on the couch and saying, "Sin is great. You should do it sometime."
Real evil does exist. But true evil comes from people, from inside ourselves. Dark thoughts turn to dark actions. In the passage, the devil only talks to Jesus. The devil is trying to persuade him through his words. Words are powerful. Words have meaning. Words influence our thoughts. You should be careful how you use them.
Luke 4:1-13
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." Jesus answered him, "It is written, One does not live on bread alone." Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to him, "I shall give to you all this power and glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish. All this will be yours, if you worship me." Jesus said to him in reply, "It is written: You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve." Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you, and With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone." Jesus said to him in reply, "It also says, You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test." When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.
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