Matthew 4
4
The Temptation of Jesus
Mk 1:12–13; Lk 4:1–13
1#Lk 4:1–13; Heb 2:18Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. 2#1Ki 19:8; Ex 34:28And He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, and then He was hungry. 3#1Th 3:5; Mt 3:17And the tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be turned into bread.”
4#Dt 8:3; Lk 4:4; Mt 4:7But He answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’#Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16.”
5#Mt 27:53; Ne 11:1Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, and set Him on the highest point of the temple, 6#Ps 91:11–12and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written,
‘He shall give His angels charge concerning you,’#Ps 91:11–12.
and
‘In their hands they shall lift you up,
lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.’#Ps 91:12.”
7#Dt 6:16; Mt 4:4Jesus said to him, “It is also written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’#Dt 6:16.”
8#Mt 16:26; 1Jn 2:15–16Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur, 9and said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me. ”
10#1Ch 21:1; Dt 10:20Then Jesus said to him, “Get away from here, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’#Dt 6:13. ”
11#Mt 26:53; Lk 22:43; Heb 1:14Then the devil left Him, and immediately angels came and ministered to Him.
The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry
Mk 1:14–15; Lk 4:14–15
12#Mk 1:14; Lk 3:20; 4:14Now when Jesus heard that John was put in prison, He left for Galilee. 13#Mk 1:21; Jn 4:46And leaving Nazareth, He came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14#Mt 1:22that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying:
15“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles:
16#Lk 2:32; Job 3:5 The people who sat in darkness
saw great light.
And on those who sat in the land of the shadow of death,
light has dawned.”
17#Mt 3:2; Mk 1:14–15From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
The Calling of the First Disciples
Mk 1:16–20; Lk 5:1–11
18#Jn 1:40–42; Mt 15:29As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
21#Mt 10:2And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Ministering to Great Crowds
Lk 6:17–19
23#Mt 9:35; 13:54; Mk 1:21Jesus went throughout all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all sorts of diseases among the people. 24#Mt 8:6; 17:15His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all sick people who were taken with various diseases and tormented with pain, those who were possessed with demons, those who had seizures, and those who had paralysis, and He healed them. 25#Lk 6:17; Mk 5:20Great crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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Matthew 4
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Jesus and the devil
(Mark 1.12,13; Luke 4.1-13)
1The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him.#He 2.18; 4.15. 2After Jesus had gone without eating#4.2 had gone without eating: The Jewish people sometimes went without eating (also called “fasting”) to show their love for God or to show sorrow for their sins. for forty days and nights, he was very hungry. 3Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.”
4Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say:#Dt 8.3.
‘No one can live only on food.
People need every word
that God has spoken.’ ”
5Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and made him stand on the highest part of the temple. 6The devil said, “If you are God's Son, jump off. The Scriptures say:#Ps 91.11,12.
‘God will give his angels
orders about you.
They will catch you
in their arms,
and you won't hurt
your feet on the stones.’ ”
7Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”#Dt 6.16.
8Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. 9The devil said to him, “I will give all this to you, if you will bow down and worship me.”
10Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say:#Dt 6.13.
‘Worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’ ”
11Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.
Jesus in Galilee
Jesus begins his work
(Mark 1.14,15; Luke 4.14,15)
12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee.#Mt 14.3; Mk 6.17; Lk 3.19,20. 13But instead of staying in Nazareth, Jesus moved to Capernaum. This town was beside Lake Galilee in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.#4.13 Zebulun and Naphtali: In Old Testament times these tribes were in northern Palestine, and in New Testament times many Gentiles lived where these tribes had once been.#Jn 2.12. 14So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,
15“Listen, lands of Zebulun#Is 9.1,2.
and Naphtali,
lands along the road
to the sea and east
of the Jordan!
Listen Galilee,
land of the Gentiles!
16Although your people
live in darkness,
they will see
a bright light.
Although they live
in the shadow of death,
a light will shine
on them.”
17Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”#4.17 The kingdom of heaven will soon be here: See the two notes at 3.2.#Mt 3.2.
Jesus chooses four fishermen
(Mark 1.16-20; Luke 5.1-11)
18While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake. 19Jesus said to them, “Come with me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.” 20At once the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.
21Jesus walked on until he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus asked them to come with him too. 22Straight away they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus.
Jesus teaches, preaches, and heals
(Luke 6.17-19)
23Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the Jewish meeting places and preaching the good news about God's kingdom. He also healed every kind of disease and sickness.#Mt 9.35; Mk 1.39. 24News about him spread all over Syria, and people with every kind of sickness or disease were brought to him. Some of them had a lot of demons in them, others were thought to be mad,#4.24 thought to be mad: In ancient times people with epilepsy were thought to be mad. and still others could not walk. But Jesus healed them all.
25Large crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the region around the ten cities known as Decapolis.#4.25 the ten cities known as Decapolis: A group of ten cities east of Samaria and Galilee, where the people followed the Greek way of life. They also came from Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the River Jordan.
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