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Luke 4:8-17 Modern English Version (MEV)

8. And Jesus answered him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”

9. He brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

10. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge concerning you,to preserve you,’

11. and ‘In their hands they shall hold you up,lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

12. Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

13. When the devil had ended all the temptations, he departed from Him until another time.

14. Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee. And His fame went throughout the surrounding region.

15. He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by everyone.

16. He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day. And He stood up to read.

17. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. When He had unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it was written:

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