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; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin! … Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land.

Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves. People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.

Lu 4:5; Lu 4:5-7; Lu 4:8, De 6:13; Mt 4:8-9, Mt 4:10, De 6:13; Ha 2:9, Is 5:8; Ps 49:11-13

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