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He told Jesus,[a] “Since[b] you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written,

‘God[c] will put his angels in charge of you,’

and,

‘With their hands they will hold you up,
    so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’”[d]

Jesus responded to him, “It is also written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord[e] your God.’”[f]

Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:6 Lit. him
  2. Matthew 4:6 Or “If, as is the case,
  3. Matthew 4:6 Lit. He
  4. Matthew 4:6 Cf. Ps 91:11-12
  5. Matthew 4:7 MT source citation reads Lord
  6. Matthew 4:7 Cf. Deut 6:16