The Temptation of Jesus

¹sAnd Jesus, tfull of the Holy Spirit, ureturned from the Jordan and was led vby the Spirit in the wilderness ²for wforty days, xbeing tempted by the devil. wAnd he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, yhe was hungry. ³The devil said to him, “If you are zthe Son of God, command athis stone to become bread.” ⁴And Jesus answered him, b“It is written, c‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” ⁵dAnd the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, ⁶and said to him, “To you eI will give all this authority and their glory, efor it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. ⁷If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” ⁸And Jesus answered him, f“It is written,

g“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,

and hhim only shall you serve.’”

⁹iAnd he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are jthe Son of God, throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰for it is written,

k“‘He will command his angels concerning you,

to guard you,’

¹¹and

k“‘On their hands they will bear you up,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

¹²And Jesus answered him, “It is said, l‘You shall not mput the Lord your God to the test.’” ¹³And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him nuntil an opportune time.

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