The preaching of John the Baptist
"You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.
And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 3:7-10
The temptation of Jesus
'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.'"
'You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.'"
'The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.'"
Matthew 4:4, 7, 10