Matthew 4
4
The Temptation of Jesus
1 # For ver. 1-11, see Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-13 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness #[Heb. 2:18; 4:15]to be tempted by the devil. 2And after fasting #[Deut. 9:9, 18; 1 Kgs. 19:8] forty days and forty nights, he #[John 4:6, 7]was hungry. 3And #1 Thess. 3:5 the tempter came and said to him, “If you are #See ch. 14:33 the Son of God, command #[ch. 3:9]these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4But he answered, #ver. 7, 10; Eph. 6:17 “It is written,
# Cited from Deut. 8:3; [John 4:34] “‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 #
Luke 4:9 Then the devil took him to #ch. 27:53; Neh. 11:18; Isa. 48:2; 52:1; Rev. 11:2; [Ps. 46:4; 48:1; Rev. 21:2; 22:19]the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
# Cited from Ps. 91:11, 12 “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
7Jesus said to him, “Again #ver. 4, 10 it is written, #Cited from Deut. 6:16 ‘You shall not #[Isa. 7:12]put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8#Luke 4:5Again, 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, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, #See 1 Chr. 21:1 Satan! For #ver. 4, 7 it is written,
# Cited from Deut. 6:13 “‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and #
1 Sam. 7:3
him only shall you serve.’”
11Then the devil left him, and behold, #ch. 26:53; Luke 22:43angels came and were ministering to him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
12Now when he heard that #ch. 14:3; Mark 1:14; Luke 3:19, 20; [John 3:24] John had been arrested, #Luke 4:14he withdrew into Galilee. 13And leaving #See ch. 2:23 Nazareth he went and lived in #[ch. 9:1] Capernaum by #John 6:1 the sea, in the territory of #Josh. 19:32-34Zebulun and Naphtali, 14#See ch. 1:22so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 # Cited from Isa. 9:1, 2 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 #
Isa. 42:7; Luke 1:79 the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and #Job 3:5; Ps. 23:4; Amos 5:8shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned.”
17 #
Mark 1:14 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, #ch. 3:2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”#4:17 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
18 # For ver. 18-22, see Mark 1:16-20; [Luke 5:2-11; John 1:40-42] While walking by #ver. 13the 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. 19And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you #ch. 13:47fishers of men.”#4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women 20Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds
23 #
Mark 1:39 And he went throughout all Galilee, #ch. 9:35; 13:54; Mark 1:21; Luke 4:15; John 18:20 teaching in their synagogues and #ch. 24:14; Luke 4:43; [ch. 13:19] proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and #ch. 8:16; 14:35, 36; Mark 1:34; 6:55, 56healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24So his fame spread throughout all #Luke 2:2 Syria, and #[See ver. 23 above] they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and #ch. 8:6 pains, #[John 10:21] those oppressed by demons, #ch. 17:15 those having seizures, and #ch. 9:2, 6paralytics, and he healed them. 25#Mark 3:7, 8; Luke 6:17 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the #Mark 5:20Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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Matthew 4
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The Temptation of Jesus
1Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry. 3The devil came to Jesus to tempt him, saying, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.”
4Jesus answered, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘A person lives not on bread alone, but by everything God says.’ ”
5Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city of Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. 6The devil said, “If you are the Son of God, jump down, because it is written in the Scriptures:
‘He has put his angels in charge of you.
They will catch you in their hands
so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.’ ”#Psalm 91:11–12
7Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ”
8Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor. 9The devil said, “If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.”
10Jesus said to the devil, “Go away from me, Satan! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
11So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took care of him.
Jesus Begins Work in Galilee
12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee. 13He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum, a town near Lake Galilee, in the area near Zebulun and Naphtali. 14Jesus did this to bring about what the prophet Isaiah had said:
15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali
along the sea,
beyond the Jordan River.
This is Galilee where the non-Jewish people live.
16These people who live in darkness
will see a great light.
They live in a place covered with the shadows of death,
but a light will shine on them.”#Isaiah 9:1–2
Jesus Chooses Some Followers
17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
18As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen. 19Jesus said, “Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” 20So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.
21As Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus told them to come with him. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.
Jesus Teaches and Heals People
23Jesus went everywhere in Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom of heaven, and healing all the people’s diseases and sicknesses. 24The news about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought all the sick to him. They were suffering from different kinds of diseases. Some were in great pain, some had demons, some were epileptics, and some were paralyzed. Jesus healed all of them. 25Many people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and the land across the Jordan River followed him.
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