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Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,
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tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger.
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Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."
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"It is written," replied Jesus, "`It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"
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The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.
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And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.
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If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'
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Jesus answered him, "It is written, `To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
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Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,
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`He will give orders to His angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;'