Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,
Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.
2 and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He hungered.
And after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he became hungry,
3 And the tempting [one], having come to Him, said, “If You are the Son of God—speak that these stones may become loaves.”
So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."
4 But He answering said, “It has been written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word coming forth from the mouth of God.”
Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."
5 Then the Devil takes Him to the [holy] city, and sets Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple,
6 and says to Him, “If You are the Son of God—cast Yourself down, for it has been written that, His messengers He will charge concerning you, and on hands they will bear you up, that you may not dash your foot on a stone.”
and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
7 Jesus said to him again, “It has been written: You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
"It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
8 Again the Devil takes Him to a very high mountain, and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them,
9 and says to Him, “All these I will give to You, if falling down You may worship me.”
and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me."
10 Then Jesus says to him, “Go—Satan, for it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only will you serve.”
"Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, "for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."
11 Then the Devil leaves Him, and behold, messengers came and were ministering to Him.
Then the devil left him, and behold! angels came and began ministering to him.
12 And Jesus, having heard that John was delivered up, withdrew to Galilee,
Now when Jesus heard that Johnhad been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
13 and having left Nazareth, having come, He dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,
He left Nazareth, and settled in Capernaum-by-the-Lake, near the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
in order that these words spoken through Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled.
15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations!
Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali; The road by the Lake; the country beyond Jordan; Galilee of the Gentiles!
16 The people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death—light arose to them.”
The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.
17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim and to say, “Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.”
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."
18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and his brother Andrew, casting a drag into the sea—for they were fishers—
And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers- Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother-casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
19 and He says to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men,”
"Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men."
20 and they, immediately, having left the nets, followed Him.
And they dropped their nets at once, and followed him.
21 And having advanced from there, He saw two other brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, refitting their nets, and He called them,
As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, Jamesthe son of Zebedee, and Johnhis brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
22 and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, followed Him.
They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus was going in all of Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people,
Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.
24 and His fame went forth to all Syria, and they brought to Him all the ill having manifold oppressing diseases and torments—and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics—and He healed them.
And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles- demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics-and he healed them.
25 And there followed Him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Great crowds followed him from Galilee, from the ten towns, from Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
