Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And having fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterward hungered.
After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 And the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order that these stones may become bread.
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God.
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 and says to Him; If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, and upon their hand they will bear thee, lest thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.
“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8 Again the devil takes Him into an exceedingly high mountain, and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of the same,
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 and said to Him; All these things will I give unto thee,
“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 If having fallen down thou mayest worship me: then Jesus says to him, Get behind me, Satan; for it has been written; Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
11 Then the devil leaveth Him; and behold, the angels came to Him and continued to minister unto Him.
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
12 And Jesus having heard that John was cast into prison, departed into Galilee.
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
13 And having left Nazareth, having come into Capernaum, by the seaside, in the borders of Zabulon and Naphtali, He dwelt there;
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 in order that the word having been spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
15 Thou land Zabulon and land Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in the valley and shadow of death, light sprang up.
the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
18 And He walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea; for they were fishers.
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
19 And He says to them, Follow after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 And immediately, having left their nets, they followed Him.
And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
21 And going forth from thence, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
22 And immediately having left the ship and their father, they followed Him.
and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
23 And Jesus was going round all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every malady among the people.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
24 And His fame went forth into all Syria: and they brought Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and the demonized, and the lunatics, and the paralytics; and He healed them.
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
25 And many multitudes followed Him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.
The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
