Joda was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the
son of Zerubbabel, which was the son of Shealtiel, which was the son of
Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam,
which was the son of Er, the son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, which was
the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, son of Levi.
Levi was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Judah, which was the
son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonam, which was the son of
Eliakim, the son of Melea, which was the son of Menna, which was the
son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of
David, the son of Jesse, son of Obed, which was the son of Boaz, which
was the son of Sala.
Sala was the son of Nahshon, son of Amminadab, which was the son of
Admin, the son of Arni, which was the son of Hezron, the son of Pherez,
son of Judah, the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac.
Isaac was the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, son of Nahor, which was
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, son of Peleg, which was the son of
Eber, the son of Shelah, son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad,
the son of Shem, son of Noah.
Noah was the son of Lamech, which was the son of Mathuselah, which was
the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel,
son of Cainan, which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth,
which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
4 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from Jordan and was
led by the Spirit into the wilderness. For forty days He was tempted by
the devil. During this time He ate nothing and, when His fasting ended,
He was hungry.
The devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone to
be made bread. Jesus answered, It is written: Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word of God.
The devil, then, took Him up into a high mountain and showed Him all
the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. The devil said to Him, I
give thee the power and glory of all this that is mine and to whomever
I give it. If thou will worship me, all shall be thine. Jesus said to
him, Get thee behind me, Satan. It is written: Thou shall worship the
Lord thy God, and Him only shall thou serve.
The devil brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on a pinnacle of the temple
and said, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from here. It is
written: He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee, and,
in their hands, they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone. Jesus said, Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God.
When the devil had ended all the temptation, He departed from Him for a
season. Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. His fame
spread throughout all the region. He taught in the synagogues and was
glorified by all.
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