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Luke 4:4-18

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4Jesus answered him saying, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”
5And taking Him up on a high mountain, the devil showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6The devil said to Him: “To you I will give all this authority, and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want to.
7So you, if you would worship before me, all will be yours.”
8In answer Jesus said to him: “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve!’ ”
9He also took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him: “Since you are Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
10because it is written, ‘He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you,’
11and, ‘They will carry you along on their hands, so you do not stub your foot on a stone.’ ”
12In answer Jesus said to him: “The statement stands, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God!’ ”
13Having finished every test, the devil departed from Him until an opportune time.
14Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about Him spread throughout the whole surrounding area;
15yes, He started teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16So He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up; as was His custom He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll He found the place where it was written:
18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to evangelize poor people. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to blind people, to send those who are oppressed out in freedom,

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