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Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wild.
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For forty wilderness days and nights he was tested by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when the time was up he was hungry.
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The Devil, playing on his hunger, gave the first test: "Since you're God's Son, command this stone to turn into a loaf of bread."
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Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to really live."
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For the second test he led him up and spread out all the kingdoms of the earth on display at once.
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Then the Devil said, "They're yours in all their splendor to serve your pleasure. I'm in charge of them all and can turn them over to whomever I wish.
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Worship me and they're yours, the whole works."
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Jesus refused, again backing his refusal with Deuteronomy: "Worship the Lord your God and only the Lord your God. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness."
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For the third test the Devil took him to Jerusalem and put him on top of the Temple. He said, "If you are God's Son, jump.