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 by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He hungered.
When he had fasted 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.”
The tempter came and said to him, “If you 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 and said to him, “It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes out of 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 into the holy city and set him on the highest point of the temple building,
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 command his angels to take care of you,' and, 'They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not hit your 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, 'You must not test the Lord your 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,
Again, the devil took him up to a very high hill and showed him all the kingdoms of the world along with all their splendor.
9 and says to Him, “All these I will give to You, if falling down You may worship me.”
He said to him, “All these things I will give you, if you 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, “Go away from here, Satan! For it is written, 'You will worship the Lord your God, and you will serve only him.'”
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 served him.
12 And Jesus, having heard that John was delivered up, withdrew to Galilee,
Now when Jesus heard that John had 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 went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the Sea of Galilee, in the territories of Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
This happened to fulfill what was said by Isaiah the prophet,
15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations!
“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward 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 who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, upon them has a light arisen.”
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 and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come 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 he 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, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 and they, immediately, having left the nets, followed Him.
Immediately they left the 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,
As Jesus was going on from there he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee, and John his brother. They were in the boat with Zebedee their father mending their nets. He called them,
22 and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, followed Him.
and 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,
Jesus went about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and 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.
The news about him went out into all of Syria, and the people brought to him all those who were sick, ill with various diseases and pains, those possessed by demons, and the epileptic and paralytic. Jesus healed them.
25 And there followed Him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
