Luke 4:6-17

⁶“I will give you all this power, and the splendour of them; for it has been given into my hands and I give it to whom I wish.

⁷If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

⁸And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says — ‘You should worship the Lord your God, and worship him only.’”

⁹The devil next led him into Jerusalem, and, placing him on the parapet of the Temple, said, “If you are God's Son throw yourself down from here,

¹⁰for scripture says — ‘He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,’

¹¹And ‘On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your foot against a stone.’”

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

¹³When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.

¹⁴Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that region;

¹⁵and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was honoured by everyone.

¹⁶Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the synagogue, and stood up to read the scriptures.

¹⁷He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says —