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- Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness
- for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.
- And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."
- And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.'"
- And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
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- Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert,
- where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
- The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."
- Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone.'"
- The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
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- And the devil said to Him, "I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
- "Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours."
- Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"
- And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;
- for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,'
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- And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
- So if you worship me, it will all be yours."
- Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"
- The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here.
- For it is written: " 'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
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- and, 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"
- And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"
- When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
- And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.
- And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.
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- they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
- Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
- When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
- Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
- He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
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- And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
- And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
- "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
- TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD."
- And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
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- He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.
- The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
- "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
- to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
- Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him,
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- And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
- And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, "Is this not Joseph's son?"
- And He said to them, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'"
- And He said, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
- "But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
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- and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
- All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.
- Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.' "
- "I tell you the truth," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
- I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
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- and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
- "And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."
- And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;
- and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.
- But passing through their midst, He went His way.
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- Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.
- And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed--only Naaman the Syrian."
- All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
- They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff.
- But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.
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- And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;
- and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.
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- Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people.
- They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.
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