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Jesus refuses the hairless, slate-gray winged tempter on the temple pinnacle above Jerusalem.
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Matthew 4:5-7

Temple Temptation

Tempted, Then Calling Disciples · Matthew 4

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5Then the devil takes him into the holy city and sets him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6And he said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

7Jesus said to him, “Again it is written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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