Here’s a readers’ theatre setting of Luke 4:1-13, the temptations of
Jesus in the wilderness. It is set for
three voices.
Readers’
Theatre:
Luke 4:1-13
Narr: Then Jesus,
full of the Holy Spirit,
returned
from the Jordan River.
He was led
by the Spirit in the wilderness,
where he
was tempted by the devil for forty days.
Jesus ate
nothing all that time and became very hungry.
Then the
devil said to him,
Devil: If you are the Son of God,
tell this stone to become a loaf of
bread.
Narr: But Jesus told him,
Jesus: No! The Scriptures say,
‘People
do not live by bread alone.’
Narr: Then the devil took him up
and revealed to him all the kingdoms
of the world in a moment of time.
Devil: I will give you the glory of these kingdoms
and authority over them
because they are mine to give to
anyone I please.
I will give it all to you if you
will worship me.
Jesus: The Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’
and serve only him.’
Narr: Then the devil took him to Jerusalem,
to the highest point of the Temple.
Devil: If you are the Son of God, jump off!
For the Scriptures say,
‘He will order his angels to protect
and guard you.
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’
Jesus: The Scriptures also say,
‘You must not test the Lord your God.’
Narr: When the devil had finished tempting Jesus,
he left him until the next opportunity
came.
