All gospel writers agree that the event we have come to know as the Temptations of Christ come between his baptism by John in the Jordan and his public ministry. In short, the story falls exactly where one would expect it to fall at a time when Jesus was at his most vulnerable. I know there are historical figures who have chosen evil for evil s sake. They are rare and all are in some way deranged. Usually, the average person does not choose evil just for the sake of evil.
Truth often has to be wrestled to the surface by the facts.
Stealing is stealing. Cheating is cheating. Plagiarizing is plagiarism. Just as good is good. Evil is evil.