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The Book of Luke, Chapter 4, Verse 12

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And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
King James Version
And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.›
American Standard Version
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
New English Translation
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.
World English Bible
Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
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And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
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And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
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And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
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And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
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And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
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‹The Spirit of the Lord› [is] ‹upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,›
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‹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.›
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And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
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And he began to say unto them, ‹This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.›
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And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?