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- Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted
by the devil. Jesus ate nothing for forty days and nights. After this,
he was very hungry. The devil came to Jesus to tempt him. The devil
said "If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become
bread." Jesus answered, "It is written in the scriptures,
'A person does not live only by eating bread. But a person lives by
everything the Lord says.' "
- A man who had a harmful skin disease came to Jesus. The
man fell on his knees and begged Jesus, "I know that you can heal
me if you will." Jesus felt sorry for the man. So he touched him
and said, "I want to help you. Be healed!" At once the
disease left the man, and he was healed. Jesus told the man to go at
once.
- Then Jesus went about a stones's throw away from
them. He kneeled down and prayed, "Father, if it is what you want,
then let me not have this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not
what I want." Then an angel from heaven appeared to him to help
him. Jesus was full of pain; he prayed even more. Sweat dripped from
his face as if he were bleeding. When he had finished praying, he went
to his followers.
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