Luke 4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the normal gatherings of society and was led by the Spirit into shelter-in-place 2 where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them He was hungry; for food; for work; and the gathering together of the brethren.
3 The devil said to Him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread: tell your bank account to increase, and return to your job.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone but every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
5 The devil led Him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world many of which had been nearly closed because of the virus. 6 And the devil said to Him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, or bow down to the COVID-19, it will all be yours.”
8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
9 The devil led him to New York City and had him stand on the highest point of the highest building. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. Mingle with the people without a mask, hand sanitizer, or social distancing. 10 For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands, above all disease and virus,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone, nor will any harm come to you; and walk freely wherever you may go.”
12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left Him until a more opportune time.