Only By Grace

Matthew 4:1-11 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[ a ] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[ b ]” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[ c ]” 7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[ d ]” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendo...

Revelation 1:1-8   English Standard Version (ESV) Prologue 1  The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God  gave him  to show to his servants [ a ]  the things that must soon take place.  He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,   2  who bore witness to the word of God and to  the testimony of Jesus Christ, even  to all that he saw.   3  Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it,  for the time is near. Greeting to the Seven Churches 4  John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from  him  who is and  who was and who is to come, and from  the seven spirits who are before his throne,   5  and from Jesus Christ  the faithful witness,  the firstborn of the dead, and  the ruler of kings on earth. To  him who loves us and  has freed us from our...