Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil.
2 After fasting forty days and nights, he was hungry.
And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you really are the Son of God, order these stones to turn into bread.”
And coming to Him the tempter said, “Since you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “As Scripture says, ‘Human beings do not live by only eating bread, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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.’”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the top of the Temple.
Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple,
6 “If you really are the son of God, then throw yourself off,” he told Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘He will order his angels to save you from harm. They will catch you so that you won't fall by tripping over a stone.’”
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.’”
7 Jesus answered, “As Scripture also says, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
Jesus said to him, “It is also written: ‘You shall not test the Lord your God!’”
8 Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their glory.
Again the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 He said to Jesus, “I will give you all these if you fall down on your knees and worship me.”
And he says to Him, “All these things I will give to you, if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 “Go away, Satan!” said Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him, and him alone.’”
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.’”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came to care for him.
Then the devil leaves Him, and then, angels came and began ministering to Him.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee.
Now hearing that John had been put in prison, Jesus departed into Galilee.
13 Leaving Nazareth, he came to stay in Capernaum, on the shores of the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphthali.
And leaving Natsareth behind, He went and took up residence in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali;
14 This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said,
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
15 “In the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphthali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan River, in Galilee where the foreigners live:
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations!
16 The people living in darkness saw a great light; the light of dawn has shined on those living in the land of the shadow of death.”
The people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and upon those sitting in the place and shadow of death light has dawned.”
17 From that time on Jesus began declaring his message, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has arrived!”
From then on Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.”
18 As he was walking by the sea of Galilee Jesus saw two brothers. Simon, also called Peter, and his brother Andrew, were casting a net in the sea. They made their living by catching fish.
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).
19 “Come and follow me, and I will teach you how to catch people,” he told them.
And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.
So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him.
21 Continuing on he saw two other brothers, James and John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them to follow him.
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.
22 They left the boat and their father immediately, and followed him.
So leaving the boat and their father immediately they followed Him.
23 Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, telling the good news of the kingdom, and healing all the diseases and illnesses the people had.
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.
24 News about him spread throughout the province of Syria. They brought everyone who was sick to him: people troubled by seizures, the demon-possessed, those who were mentally ill, people who were paralyzed, and he healed all of them.
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.
25 Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region beyond Jordan.
So large crowds followed Him—from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.
