Then Jesus appeared.
He came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John tried
to stop him and said, "I need to be baptized by you. Why are you coming to
me?"
Jesus
answered him, "This is the way it has to be now. This is the proper way to
do everything that God requires of us."
Then John
gave in to him. After Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up from the
water. Suddenly, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming
down as a dove to him. Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son,
whom I love—my Son with whom I am pleased."
Then the Spirit led Jesus into the
desert to be tempted by the devil. Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and
40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry.
The tempter
came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to
become loaves of bread."
Jesus
answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on
every word that God speaks.' "
Then the
devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the
temple. He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture
says, 'He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands
so that you never hit your foot against a rock.' "
Jesus said
to him, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.' "
Once more
the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in
the world and their glory. The devil said to him, "I will give you all
this if you will bow down and worship me."
Jesus said
to him, "Go away, Satan! Scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and
serve only him.' "
Then the
devil left him, and angels came to take care of him. (GWT)
This reading is taken from 30
Scripture Readings for New Christians. The complete book can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KYN34Q
God’s Word® Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God’s Word to the Nations. Published by Baker Book
House. Used by permission.
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