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1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
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1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
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2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred .
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2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
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3 And when the tempter came to him, he said , If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
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3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
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4 But he answered and said , It is written , Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "
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5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
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5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
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6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written , He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up , lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: " 'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' "
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7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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7 Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "
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8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
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8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
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9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
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9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
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10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence , Satan: for it is written , Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve .
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10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' "
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11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold , angels came and ministered unto him.
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11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
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