< Matthew 4 >
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by 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 hungry afterward.
3 And coming to Him the tempter said, “Since you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
4 But in answer He said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word coming out of God's mouth.’”
But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
5 Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 and says to Him, “Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written: ‘He will give orders to His angels about you, and they will lift you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'In their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
7 Jesus said to him, “It is also written: ‘You shall not test the Lord your God!’”
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'Do not test the Lord, your God.'"
8 Again the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
9 And he says to Him, “All these things I will give to you, if You will fall down and worship me.”
And he said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."
10 Then Jesus says to him: “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan. For it is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
11 Then the devil leaves Him, and then, angels came and began ministering to Him.
Then the devil left him, and look, angels came and served him.
12 Now hearing that John had been put in prison, Jesus departed into Galilee.
Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
13 And leaving Natsareth behind, He went and took up residence in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali;
And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations!
"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
16 The people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and upon those sitting in the place and shadow of death light has dawned.”
The people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and those living in the land and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned."
17 From then on Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.”
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
18 And walking by the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a circular net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
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.
19 And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
And he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people."
20 So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him.
And they immediately left their nets and followed him.
21 And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James (the one of Zebedee) and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them.
Going 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.
22 So leaving the boat and their father immediately they followed Him.
And they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
23 Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people.
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 So His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were sick—suffering with various diseases and torments, and being demonized and being moonstruck, and paralytics—and He healed them.
And the report about him went out into all Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
25 So large crowds followed Him—from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.
And large crowds from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.