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 wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.
2 and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He hungered.
After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was 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.”
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 answering said, “It has been written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word coming forth from 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 takes Him to the [holy] city, and sets Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him to the holy city, set him on the pinnacle 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 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 to him again, “It has been written: You will not tempt the LORD your God.”
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall not put the Lord yoʋr God to the test.’”
8 Again the Devil takes Him to a very high mountain, and shows to Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 and says to Him, “All these I will give to You, if falling down You may worship me.”
And he said to him, “All these things I will give yoʋ, if yoʋ 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.”
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 leaves Him, and behold, messengers came and were ministering to Him.
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
12 And Jesus, having heard that John was delivered up, withdrew to Galilee,
Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
13 and having left Nazareth, having come, He dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,
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 that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
so that what had been spoken by the prophet Isaiah 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 and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the 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 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 proclaim and to say, “Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.”
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 brothers, Simon named Peter and his brother Andrew, casting a drag 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 says to them, “Come after 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, immediately, having left the nets, followed Him.
So they immediately left their nets 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,
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, having left the boat and their father, followed Him.
So 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 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 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.
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 many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
