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16After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened* and he saw the Spirit of
God descending like a dove and settling on him . 17And
a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son,
who brings me great joy .”
The Temptation of Jesus
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted there by the devil . 2 For forty days and
forty nights he fasted and became very hungry .
3 During that time the devil* came and said to him,
“If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become
loaves of bread .”
4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
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‘People do not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God .’*”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem,
to the highest point of the Temple, 6 and said, “If you are
the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,
‘He will order his angels to protect you .
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your
foot on a stone .’*”
7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must
not test the Lord your God .’*”
8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high
mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world
and their glory . 9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you
will kneel down and worship me .”
10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him . “For the
Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him .’*”
11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took
care of Jesus .
3:16 Some manuscripts read opened to him. 4:3 Greek the tempter.
8:3. 4:6 Ps 91:11-12. 4:7 Deut 6:16. 4:10 Deut 6:13.
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