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And, Jesus, full of Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the desert,

forty days, - being tempted by the adversary; and he did eat nothing in those days, - and, when they were concluded, he hungered.

And the adversary said to him - If thou art God's, Son, speak unto this stone; that it become bread.

And Jesus made answer unto him - It is written: Not, on bread alone, shall, man, live.

And, leading him up, he shewed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth, in a moment of time.

And the adversary said to him - Unto thee, will I give this authority, all together, and their glory; because, unto me, hath it been delivered up, and, to whomsoever I please, I give it:

Thou, therefore, if thou wilt worship before me, it shall all, be thine.

And, answering, Jesus said to him - It is written: The Lord thy God, shalt thou worship, and, unto him alone, render divine service.

And he led him into Jerusalem, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple, - and said to him- If thou art God's, Son, cast thyself, from hence, down;

for it is written - Unto his messengers, will he give command concerning thee, to keep vigilant watch over thee, -

And, On hands, will they take thee up, lest once thou strike, against a stone, thy foot.

And Jesus, answering, said to him - It is said: Thou shalt not put to the test the Lord thy God.

And, having concluded every temptation, the adversary departed from him until a fitting season.