The Devil Tests Jesus

After Jesus was baptized, the holy spirit led him into the wilderness. He did not eat anything for 40 days, and he got very hungry.  Then the Devil came to tempt Jesus and said to him:  'If you are really God's Son, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.'  But Jesus answered by quoting the Scriptures: 'It is written that man does not live by bread alone, but by the Word of God.  

Next, the Devil challenged Jesus:  'If you are really God's Son, jump off the highest point of the temple. But Jesus again quoted the Scriptures:  ' You should not put God to the test.' 

Then Satan showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and their riches and glory and said:  'You should worship the Lord thy God only. 

Then the Devil went away, and angels came and gave Jesus food to eat. From then on, Jesus preached the good news of the Kingdom (what I call the true knowledge, because you that first, then it is good news.)  It was the work that he was sent to earth to do. People  loved what Jesus taught them, and they followed him everywhere he went.

"When [the Devil] speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of the lie." - JOHN 8:44.

Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-15; Deuteronomy 6:13, 16;  8:3; James 4:7.

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