The One Year Bible New Testament for New Beginnings by DaySpring NLT, Filament Enabled - Book - Page 25
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2For forty days
and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
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During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to
become loaves of bread.”
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But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
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‘People do not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, 6and said,
“If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,
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‘He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of
the world and their glory. 9“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”
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“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,
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‘You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’”
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Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
E NCOU R AG E M E N T
Before beginning Jesus’ ministry, the Spirit led him into the wilderness to be tempted
by the devil. There, Jesus experienced testing as a kind of spiritual strength training. Under attack, he used Scripture as a mighty weapon to silence the enemy. And
we can too. Wherever we 昀椀nd ourselves on our new journeys, whatever doubts or
distractions or temptations we face, we can stand strong on God’s truth. We can also
draw strength from the knowledge that we, too, are his dearly loved children.
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When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. 13He went first to
Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun
and Naphtali. 14This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
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“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,
