< Matthew 4 >

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and stands him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
And 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.
7 Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge the Lord thy God.
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me.
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.
Then 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.
11 Then the devil leaves him, and behold, agents came and served him.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee.
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
13 And having left Nazareth behind, after coming, he dwelt in Capernaum by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21 And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them.
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
24 And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
25 And many multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed him.
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judæa, and from beyond Jordan.

< Matthew 4 >