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Then was Jesus led upof the Spiritinto the wilderness to be temptedof the devil.
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And when he had fastedfortydaysandfortynights, he was afterward an hungred.
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And when the temptercame to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,commandthatthesestones be madebread.
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But he answered and said, It is written, Manshallnotlivebybreadalone,butbyeveryword that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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Then the deviltakethhimupinto the holycity,andsettethhimon a pinnacle of the temple,
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Andsaith unto him,If thou be the Son of God,castthyselfdown:for it is written*, He shall givehisangelschargeconcerningthee:andin their hands they shall beartheeup, lest at any time thou dashthyfootagainst a stone.
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Jesussaid unto him,It is writtenagain, Thou shaltnottempt[a] the LordthyGod.
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Again, the deviltakethhimupinto an exceedinghighmountain,andshewethhimall the kingdoms of the world,and the glory of them;
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Andsaith unto him,All these things will I givethee,if thou wilt fall down and worshipme.
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ThensaithJesus unto him,Get thee hence, Satan:for it is written, Thou shalt worship the LordthyGod,andhimonly shalt thou serve.
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Then the devilleavethhim,and,behold, angelscameandministered unto him.