Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and
became very hungry.
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.”
But Jesus told him, “No! The
Scriptures say,
‘People do not live by bread alone,
but
by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the
highest point of the Temple, 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.’”
Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not
test the Lord your God.’”
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. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and
worship me.”
“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus
told him. “For the Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the Lord your
God
and
serve only him.’”
Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of
Jesus.
~ Source : Matthew 4:1-11 [Holy Bible -NLT]
taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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