Matthew 4:1-4
The Temptation of Jesus
aThen Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness bto be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting aforty days and forty nights, he bwas hungry. 3 And athe tempter came and said to him, “If you are bthe Son of God, command cthese stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, a“It is written,
b“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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