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.
And, after he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, he became 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.
The Tempter came to him, and said: ‘If you are God’s Son, tell these stones to become loaves of 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, ‘Scripture says – “It is not on bread alone that a person is to live, but on 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, and, placing him on the parapet of the temple, said to him,
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.
‘If you are God’s Son, throw yourself down, for scripture says – “He will give his angels commands about you, and on their hands they will lift you up, so you do not even strike your foot against a stone.”’
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
‘Scripture also says,’ answered Jesus, ‘“You must not tempt 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;
The third time, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and, showing him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour, said to him:
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
‘All these I will give you, if you will fall at my feet 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 scripture says – “You must worship the Lord your God, and worship him only.”’
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Then the devil left him alone, and angels came and helped him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he returned 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:
Afterwards, leaving Nazareth, he went and settled at Capernaum, which is by the side of the sea, within the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali;
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah –
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, the land of the Road by the sea, and beyond the Jordan, with 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 who were living in darkness have seen a great light, and, for those who were living in the shadow-land of death, a light has dawned!”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
At that time Jesus began to proclaim – ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
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 along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers – Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew – 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.
‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will teach you to fish for people.’
20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
The two men left their nets at once 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 further on, he saw two other men who were also brothers, James, Zebedee’s son, and his brother John, in their boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
and they at once left their 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.
Jesus went all through Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of 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 his fame spread all through Syria. They brought to him all who were ill with any form of disease, or who were suffering pain – any who were either possessed by demons, or were lunatic, or paralysed; and he cured 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.
He was followed by large crowds from Galilee, the district of the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
