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Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it.

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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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Then Jesus was led out into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted there by the Devil.

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Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger,

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After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

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And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

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For forty days and forty nights he ate nothing and became very hungry.

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which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: "Since you are God's Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread."

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The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

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Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

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Then the Devil came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, change these stones into loaves of bread."

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Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth."

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Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

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But He answered and said, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."'

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But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, 'People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God.'"

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For the second test the Devil took him to the Holy City. He sat him on top of the Temple and said,

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Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

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Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

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Then the Devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,

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"Since you are God's Son, jump." The Devil goaded him by quoting Psalm 91: "He has placed you in the care of angels. They will catch you so that you won't so much as stub your toe on a stone."

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"If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: "'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

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and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: "He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, "In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone."'

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and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, 'He orders his angels to protect you. And they will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone.'"

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Jesus countered with another citation from Deuteronomy: "Don't you dare test the Lord your God."

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Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

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Jesus said to him, "It is written again, "You shall not tempt the LORD your God."'

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Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"

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For the third test, the Devil took him on the peak of a huge mountain. He gestured expansively, pointing out all the earth's kingdoms, how glorious they all were.

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Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

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Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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Next the Devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the nations of the world and all their glory.

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Then he said, "They're yours--lock, stock, and barrel. Just go down on your knees and worship me, and they're yours."

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"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."

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And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me."

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"I will give it all to you," he said, "if you will only kneel down and worship me."

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Jesus' refusal was curt: "Beat it, Satan!" He backed his rebuke with a third quotation from Deuteronomy: "Worship the Lord your God, and only him. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness."

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Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"

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Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve."'

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"Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. "For the Scriptures say, 'You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him.'"

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The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus' needs.

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Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

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Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

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Then the Devil went away, and angels came and cared for Jesus.

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When Jesus got word that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee.

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When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee.

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Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.

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When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee.

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He moved from his hometown, Nazareth, to the lakeside village Capernaum, nestled at the base of the Zebulun and Naphtali hills.

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Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali--

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And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

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But instead of going to Nazareth, he went to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

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This move completed Isaiah's sermon:

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to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

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This fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy:

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Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, road to the sea, over Jordan, Galilee, crossroads for the nations.

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"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--

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"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

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"In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River--in Galilee where so many Gentiles live--

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People sitting out their lives in the dark saw a huge light; Sitting in that dark, dark country of death, they watched the sun come up.

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the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."

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The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned."

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the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined."

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This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: "Change your life. God's kingdom is here."

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From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

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From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

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From then on, Jesus began to preach, "Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near. "

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Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work.

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As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

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And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

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One day as Jesus was walking along the shore beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew--fishing with a net, for they were commercial fishermen.

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Jesus said to them, "Come with me. I'll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I'll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass."

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"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

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Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

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Jesus called out to them, "Come, be my disciples, and I will show you how to fish for people!"

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They didn't ask questions, but simply dropped their nets and followed.

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At once they left their nets and followed him.

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They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

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And they left their nets at once and went with him.

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A short distance down the beach they came upon another pair of brothers, James and John, Zebedee's sons. These two were sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, mending their fishnets. Jesus made the same offer to them,

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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,

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Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,

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A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, mending their nets. And he called them to come, too.

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and they were just as quick to follow, abandoning boat and father.

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and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

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and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

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They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.