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1 τοτε ο ιησουσ ανηχθη εισ την ερημον υπο του πνευματοσ πειρασθηναι υπο του διαβολου
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit {[God’s] Spirit led Jesus} into a desolate area to be tempted by the devil {in order that the devil would tempt him}.
2 και νηστευσασ ημερασ τεσσαρακοντα και νυκτασ τεσσαρακοντα υστερον επεινασεν
After he did not eat food for 40 days, and 40 nights. he was hungry.
3 και προσελθων αυτω ο πειραζων ειπεν ει υιοσ ει του θεου ειπε ινα οι λιθοι ουτοι αρτοι γενωνται
[Satan], the tempter, came to him and said, “Because you [claim that you have a relationship with] God [as] a son [has with his father] [MET], [prove it] by commanding these stones to become bread [so that you can eat them]!”
4 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν γεγραπται ουκ επ αρτω μονω ζησεται ανθρωποσ αλλ επι παντι ρηματι εκπορευομενω δια στοματοσ θεου
But Jesus said [to him], “[No! I will not change stones into bread, because] it is written [in the Scriptures] {in the Scriptures [Moses] wrote}, [‘Eating] food [SYN] [sustains] people [physically, but] it does not sustain them [spiritually] [SYN]. Instead, [paying attention to] everything that God has spoken [to them is what sustains people spiritually].’”
5 τοτε παραλαμβανει αυτον ο διαβολοσ εισ την αγιαν πολιν και ιστησιν αυτον επι το πτερυγιον του ιερου
Then the devil took Jesus to [Jerusalem], the city that is dedicated to God. He set him on the highest part of the Temple,
6 και λεγει αυτω ει υιοσ ει του θεου βαλε σεαυτον κατω γεγραπται γαρ οτι τοισ αγγελοισ αυτου εντελειται περι σου και επι χειρων αρουσιν σε μηποτε προσκοψησ προσ λιθον τον ποδα σου
and said to him, “Because you [claim that you have a relationship with] God [as] a son [has with his father, prove it by] jumping down [to the ground. You will not be hurt], because it is written [in the Scriptures], [‘God] will command his angels to protect you. They will lift you up in their hands [when you are falling], in order that [you will not get hurt]. You will not [even] strike your foot on a stone.’”
7 εφη αυτω ο ιησουσ παλιν γεγραπται ουκ εκπειρασεισ κυριον τον θεον σου
But Jesus said, “[No! I] will not [jump down, because] in another place [in the Scriptures] it is written {there are these words that [Moses] wrote}: ‘Do not [try to] test the Lord your God [to see if he will prevent something bad from happening to you when you do something foolish!]’”
8 παλιν παραλαμβανει αυτον ο διαβολοσ εισ οροσ υψηλον λιαν και δεικνυσιν αυτω πασασ τασ βασιλειασ του κοσμου και την δοξαν αυτων
Then the devil took him on [top of] a very high mountain. There he showed him all the nations in the world and the magnificent things in those nations.
9 και λεγει αυτω ταυτα παντα σοι δωσω εαν πεσων προσκυνησησ μοι
And then he said to him, “I will [let you rule all these nations and] give you the magnificent things in them if you bow down and worship me.”
10 τοτε λεγει αυτω ο ιησουσ υπαγε οπισω μου σατανα γεγραπται γαρ κυριον τον θεον σου προσκυνησεισ και αυτω μονω λατρευσεισ
But Jesus said to him, “[No, I will not worship you], Satan, [so] go away! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘It is the Lord your God whom you [(pl)] must worship, and you [(pl)] must serve only him!’”
11 τοτε αφιησιν αυτον ο διαβολοσ και ιδου αγγελοι προσηλθον και διηκονουν αυτω
Then the devil went away, and right away, angels came to Jesus and took care of him.
12 ακουσασ δε ο ιησουσ οτι ιωαννησ παρεδοθη ανεχωρησεν εισ την γαλιλαιαν
[While] Jesus [was in Judea, John the Baptizer’s disciples] told him that John had been put in prison and kept there {that [Herod Antipas] had put John [the Baptizer] in prison [and kept him there]}. [So] Jesus returned to Galilee [District]. While he was in Galilee, he first went to Nazareth [town].
13 και καταλιπων την ναζαρετ ελθων κατωκησεν εισ καπερναουμ την παραθαλασσιαν εν οριοισ ζαβουλων και νεφθαλειμ
Then he left Nazareth and went to Capernaum [city in order to live there. Capernaum is located beside Galilee Lake in the region which was formerly] the regions of [the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 ινα πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ησαιου του προφητου λεγοντοσ
[One reason that he went there] was so that [these words] that were written by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled {so that he might fulfill these words that the prophet Isaiah wrote}:
15 γη ζαβουλων και γη νεφθαλειμ οδον θαλασσησ περαν του ιορδανου γαλιλαια των εθνων
“Zebulun region and Naphtali region [are on] the road [which is] near Galilee [Lake and] on the eastern side of the Jordan [River. They are] the regions in Galilee [District where many] non-Jews [are living].
16 ο λαοσ ο καθημενοσ εν σκοτει ειδεν φωσ μεγα και τοισ καθημενοισ εν χωρα και σκια θανατου φωσ ανετειλεν αυτοισ
[Although the people there will be like] people who sit in a dark place [MET], [they will suddenly perceive clearly a new teaching, as] people who have seen a big light shining on them [MET] perceive everything clearly. [The] people who are located in a dangerous [MET] region [will suddenly perceive clearly what God teaches], as people on whom a light shines perceive things clearly [MET, DOU].
17 απο τοτε ηρξατο ο ιησουσ κηρυσσειν και λεγειν μετανοειτε ηγγικεν γαρ η βασιλεια των ουρανων
From that time, [while] Jesus was [in Capernaum city, he began to preach this to people: “God [MTY/EUP] will very soon begin to rule, and he will judge you when he rules]. So you [(pl)] need to turn from your sinful ways [so that God will not punish you].”
18 περιπατων δε παρα την θαλασσαν τησ γαλιλαιασ ειδεν δυο αδελφουσ σιμωνα τον λεγομενον πετρον και ανδρεαν τον αδελφον αυτου βαλλοντασ αμφιβληστρον εισ την θαλασσαν ησαν γαρ αλιεισ
[One day] while Jesus was walking by Galilee Lake, he saw two men, Simon, who was [later] called Peter, and Andrew, his [younger] brother. They were casting their [fishing] net into the lake because they [earned money by] catching [and selling] fish.
19 και λεγει αυτοισ δευτε οπισω μου και ποιησω υμασ αλιεισ ανθρωπων
He said to them, “[Just like you have been] gathering fish, come with me and I will teach you how to gather people [to become my disciples].” [MET]
20 οι δε ευθεωσ αφεντεσ τα δικτυα ηκολουθησαν αυτω
They immediately left [the work that they were doing with] their [fishing] nets, and they went with him.
21 και προβασ εκειθεν ειδεν αλλουσ δυο αδελφουσ ιακωβον τον του ζεβεδαιου και ιωαννην τον αδελφον αυτου εν τω πλοιω μετα ζεβεδαιου του πατροσ αυτων καταρτιζοντασ τα δικτυα αυτων και εκαλεσεν αυτουσ
As [the three of them] walked on from there, Jesus saw two other men, James, and John, the [younger] brother of James. [They were] in their boat with Zebedee, their father, mending their [fishing] nets. Jesus told them that [they should leave their work and] go with him.
22 οι δε ευθεωσ αφεντεσ το πλοιον και τον πατερα αυτων ηκολουθησαν αυτω
They immediately left their fishing boat and their father, and they went with Jesus.
23 και περιηγεν ολην την γαλιλαιαν ο ιησουσ διδασκων εν ταισ συναγωγαισ αυτων και κηρυσσων το ευαγγελιον τησ βασιλειασ και θεραπευων πασαν νοσον και πασαν μαλακιαν εν τω λαω
Jesus went [with those four men] throughout all of Galilee [District]. He was teaching [the people] in the buildings where we Jews worship God. He was preaching the good message that tells how to become members of the group of people whose lives God rules over. He was also healing all [the Galileans] who had diseases or who were sick.
24 και απηλθεν η ακοη αυτου εισ ολην την συριαν και προσηνεγκαν αυτω παντασ τουσ κακωσ εχοντασ ποικιλαισ νοσοισ και βασανοισ συνεχομενουσ και δαιμονιζομενουσ και σεληνιαζομενουσ και παραλυτικουσ και εθεραπευσεν αυτουσ
When people who lived in other parts of Syria [District] heard [PRS] what he was doing, they brought to him people who suffered from illnesses, people who suffered from many kinds of diseases, people who [suffered from] severe pains, people who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled}, people who were epileptics, and people who were paralyzed. And Jesus healed them all.
25 και ηκολουθησαν αυτω οχλοι πολλοι απο τησ γαλιλαιασ και δεκαπολεωσ και ιεροσολυμων και ιουδαιασ και περαν του ιορδανου
Then crowds started to go with him. [They were people from] Galilee [District], (from the Decapolis/from the Ten Towns [area]), from Jerusalem [city], from other [parts of] Judea [district], and from areas east of the Jordan [River].