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First Sunday of Lent - Year C |
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 |
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Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Romans 10:8b-13
Luke 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by
the Spirit in the desert, where
for forty days he was tempted by the devil.
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The devil said to him,
"If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is
written: 'Man does not live on bread alone.
The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours." Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'
The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here...Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'
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