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Matthew

The Temptation of Jesus

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Chapter 4
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry. 3 And the tempter approached him and said, "If you are the Son of God, say that these stones become loaves." 4 But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and stood him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 And he says to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will give his angels orders concerning you, and on their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" 7 Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 8 Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain and shows him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, "All these things I will give you if you fall down and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan, for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him alone you shall serve.'" 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and served him.