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The Temptation of Jesus
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# Chapter 4
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1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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2. And after fasting forty days
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and forty nights, he was hungry.
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3. And the tempter came
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and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
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4. But he answered, *"It is written,*
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*"'Man shall not live by bread alone,*
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*but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"*
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5. Then the devil took him to the holy city
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and set him on the pinnacle of the temple
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6.
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and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
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"'He will command his angels concerning you,'
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and
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"'On their hands they will bear you up,
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lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
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7. Jesus said to him, *"Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"*
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8. Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain
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and showed him all the kingdoms of the world
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and their glory.
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9. And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down
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and worship me."
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10. Then Jesus said to him, *"Be gone, Satan! For it is written,*
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*"'You shall worship the Lord your God*
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*
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and him only shall you serve.'"*
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11. Then the devil left him,
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and behold, angels came
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and were ministering to him.
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Jesus Begins His Ministry
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12. Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
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13. And leaving Nazareth he went
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and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun
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and Naphtali,
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14. so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
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15. "The land of Zebulun
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and the land of Naphtali,
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the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--
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16. the people dwelling in darkness
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have seen a great light,
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and for those dwelling in the region
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and shadow of death,
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on them a light has dawned."
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17. From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, *"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."*
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Jesus Calls the First Disciples
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18. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter)
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and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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19. And he said to them, *"Follow me,
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and I will make you fishers of men."*
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20. Immediately they left their nets
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and followed him.
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21. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee
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and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets,
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and he called them.
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22. Immediately they left the boat
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and their father
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and followed him.
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Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds
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23. And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues
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and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom
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and healing every disease
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and every affliction among the people.
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24. So his fame spread throughout all Syria,
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and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases
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and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures,
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and paralytics,
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and he healed them.
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25. And great crowds followed him from Galilee
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and the Decapolis,
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and from Jerusalem
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and Judea,
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and from beyond the Jordan.
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