himself, or serve the One who had sent him, even if at the point of his deepest physical hunger that One seemed not to be near him? 4. The Temptation and Worship Standing at the centre of the account in Luke and the culmination of the account in Matthew is the express issue of worship. In Matthew the exchange is reported like this: Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will
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