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top of a high mountain and promises to give him all that he beholds if he will adore him. This he rejects, turns upon the devil and orders him away. The devil departs, and angels come and minister unto Jesus.

Here is the sequence: (1) The going of Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted. (2) He hungered. (3) The arrival of the devil. (4) The first temptation. (5) The rejection. (6) The second temptation. (7) The rejection. (8) The third temptation. (9) The rejection. (10) The departure of the devil. (11) The coming of the angels.

Lay hold of the thought, get the facts in a sequence, and this entire narrative is easily learned and remembered.

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