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Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
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“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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Jesus answered him,
“It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
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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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“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
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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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Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
Jesus Begins to Preach
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
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Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—
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to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
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“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—