< Matthew 4 >

1 THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Then the tempter came up to him and said, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
4 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.
But Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him to the holy city, set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 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.
and said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, throw yoʋrself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning yoʋ,’ and, ‘In their hands they will lift yoʋ up, so that yoʋ do not strike yoʋr foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall not put the Lord yoʋr God to the test.’”
8 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;
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
And he said to him, “All these things I will give yoʋ, if yoʋ will fall down and worship me.”
10 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.
Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall worship the Lord yoʋr God, and him only shall yoʋ serve.’”
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
And leaving Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
so that what had been spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 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.
the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and on those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
From that time Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
18 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.
As Jesus was 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 saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
So they immediately left their nets and followed him.
21 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.
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
So they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
23 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.
Then Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 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.
So the news about him went out into all of Syria, and the people brought to him all who were sick with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics. And he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judæa, and from beyond Jordan.
And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

< Matthew 4 >