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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.
3:7 Or coming to be baptized.
3:11a Or in.
3:11b Or in the Holy
3:15 Or for we must fulfill all righteousness.
Spirit and in fire.
3:16 Some manuscripts read opened to him.
4:3 Greek the
4:4 Deut 8:3. 4:6 Ps 91:11‑12. 4:7 Deut 6:16.
tempter.
4:10 Deut 6:13.
PSALM 3:1‑8
A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled
from his son Absalom.
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2
3
4
O Lord, I have so many enemies;
so many are against me.
So many are saying,
“God will never rescue him!” Interlude*
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds
my head high.
I cried out to the Lord,
and he answered me from his
holy mountain.
Interlude
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8
I lay down and slept,
yet I woke up in safety,
for the Lord was watching over me.
I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies
who surround me on every side.
Arise, O Lord!
Rescue me, my God!
Slap all my enemies in the face!
Shatter the teeth of the wicked!
Victory comes from you, O Lord.
May you bless your people.
Interlude
3:2 Hebrew Selah. The meaning of this word is uncertain, though
it is probably a musical or literary term. It is rendered Interlude
throughout the Psalms.
PROVERBS 1:10‑19
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My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave*;
let’s swallow them whole, like those
who go down to the pit of death.
Think of the great things we’ll get!
We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff
we take.
Come, throw in your lot with us;
we’ll all share the loot.”
My child, don’t go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.
They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
If a bird sees a trap being set,
it knows to stay away.
But these people set an ambush for
themselves;
they are trying to get themselves killed.
Such is the fate of all who are greedy for
money;
it robs them of life.
1:12 Hebrew like Sheol.
