forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.

And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.

And the devil, leading him up into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time.

And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time.

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.