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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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1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
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2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
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2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
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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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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 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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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 took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point 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 "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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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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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
