Matthew 4:5-10

KJV
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

From my Jesus to some fake Jesus. I don't like this part. These words were clearly put into the Devil's mouth, and put into Josh's mouth... the Devil making the argument for prophecy, and Jesus implying that he is God. All this makes for a completely unrealistic dialogue... it's like those awkward expository conversations in bad movies.

8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.


Yawn, where's the poet? The Devil is being more poetic at this point. Sheesh. It's really a travesty to see this boringness put into Josh's mouth just to support some ancient orthodoxy.