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Luke 4:1-13

The Temptation of Jesus

1 ^aAnd Jesus ^bfull of the Holy Spirit ^creturned from the Jordan and was led ^dby the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for ^eforty days, ^fbeing tempted by the devil. ^gAnd he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, ^hhe was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are ⁱthe Son of God, command ^jthis stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, ^k“It is written ^l‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 ^mAnd the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you ⁿI will give all this authority and their glory ^ofor it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, ^p“It is written,

^q“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
and ^rhim only shall you serve.’”

9 ^sAnd he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are ^tthe Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,

^u“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
to guard you,’

11 and

^v“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said ^w‘You shall not ^xput the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him ^yuntil an opportune time.