< 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 by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones 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 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 taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him into the holy city. He 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 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 unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"
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, "I will give you all of these things, if you 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, "Go away, Satan. For it is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Then the devil left him, and look, angels came and served him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into 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 came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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 those living in the land and shadow of death, on them a 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 on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is 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.
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 saith unto 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 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
And 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 Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
And 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.
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 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.
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 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan.
And large crowds from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

< Matthew 4 >