Matthew 4
4
The Temptation of Jesus
1Then#Mk 1:12–13; Lk 4:1–13 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.#Jos 15:61; Jdg 1:16; Jn 1:6–7; Jms 1:14 2After he had fasted forty days and forty nights,#Ex 34:28; 1Kg 19:8; Jn 9:4 he was hungry. 3Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”#Mk 3:11; 5:7; Lk 1:35; 4:41; Jn 1:34,49; Ac 9:20
4He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”#4:4 Dt 8:3#Dt 8:3
5Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,#Neh 11:1,18; Dn 9:24; Mt 27:53 6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:
He will give his angels #
Gn 16:7; Mt 13:49; Lk 1:11; Ac 5:19; Rv 14:6 orders concerning you,
and they will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.”#4:6 Ps 91:11–12#Ps 91:11–12; 1Pt 2:8
7Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”#4:7 Dt 6:16#Dt 6:16; 1Sm 7:3; 1Ch 21:1
8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me.”#4:9 Or and pay me homage
10Then Jesus told him, “Go away,#4:10 Other mss read “Get behind me Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.”#4:10 Dt 6:13#Dt 6:13; 1Ch 21:1
11Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.#Mt 26:53; Lk 22:43; Heb 1:14
Ministry in Galilee
12When he heard that John had been arrested,#Mt 14:3; Mk 1:14; Lk 3:20; Jn 3:24 he withdrew into Galilee.#Lk 4:14; Jn 1:43; 2:11 13He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum#Mk 1:21; 2:1; Lk 4:23; Jn 2:12; 4:46 by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
15 Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles.
16 The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,
a light has dawned. # 4:16 Lit dawned on them # 4:15–16 Is 9:1–2 #
Is 9:1–2; 42:7; Lk 2:32
17From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven#Mt 3:2; 5:3,10,19–20; 7:21; 8:11; Mk 1:14 has come near.”
The First Disciples
18As#Mk 1:16–20; Lk 5:2–11; Jn 1:40–42 he was walking along the Sea of Galilee,#Mt 15:29; Mk 7:31; Lk 5:1; Jn 6:1 he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen. 19“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for#4:19 Or you fishers of people.” 20Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets, and he called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Teaching, Preaching, and Healing
23Now Jesus began to go all over Galilee,#Mk 1:35–39; Lk 4:42–44 teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every#4:23 Or every kind of disease and sickness#4:23 Or physical ailment among the people.#Mt 13:54; 24:14; Ac 10:38 24Then the news about him spread throughout Syria.#Lk 2:2; Ac 15:23; Gl 1:21 So they brought to him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics.#Mt 8:16; 9:32; Mk 5:15; Jn 10:21 And he healed them. 25Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.#Mk 3:7; 5:20; Lk 6:17
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Matthew 4
4
The Temptation of Jesus
1 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil, 2and after he#*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had fasted”) which is understood as temporal had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry. 3And the tempter approached and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread.” 4But he answered and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.”#A quotation from Deut 8:3
5Then the devil took him to the holy city#That is, Jerusalem and placed him on the highest point of the temple 6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written,
‘He will command his angels concerning you,’#A quotation from Ps 91:11
and
‘On their hands they will lift you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”#A quotation from Ps 91:12
7Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”#A quotation from Deut 6:16
8Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9and he said to him, “I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“will fall down”) has been translated as a finite verb worship me.” 10Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”#A quotation from Deut 6:13 11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.
Public Ministry in Galilee
12Now when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal heard that John had been arrested,#Literally “had been handed over” he withdrew into Galilee. 13And leaving Nazareth, he went and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
toward the sea,#Literally “the way of the sea” on the other side of the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles#Or “nations”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context—
16the people who sit in darkness
have seen a great light,
and the ones who sit in the land and shadow of death,
a light has dawned on them.”#A quotation from Isa 9:1
17From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18Now as he#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was walking”) which is understood as temporal was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 19And he said to them, “Follow me#Literally “come behind me” and I will make you fishers of people.” 20And immediately they left their nets and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb followed him. 21And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22And immediately they left the boat and their father and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb followed him.
Teaching, Preaching, and Healing throughout Galilee
23And he went around through 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. 24And a report about him went out throughout#Literally “in the whole of” Syria, and they brought to him all those who were sick#Literally “having badly” with various diseases and afflicted by torments, demon-possessed#Some manuscripts have “and demon-possessed” and epileptics and paralytics, and he healed them. 25And large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from the other side of the Jordan.
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