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 40 days and 40 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
4But He answered, “It is written:
Man must not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God.” # Dt 8:3 # Dt 8:3
5Then the Devil took Him to the holy city, # = Jerusalem 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.” # Ps 91:11-12; 1Pt 2:8 # Ps 91:11-12
7Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.” # Dt 6:16; 1Sm 7:3; 1Ch 21:1 # Dt 6:16
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.” # Or and pay me homage
10Then Jesus told him, “Go away, # Other mss read Get behind Me Satan! For it is written:
Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only # Dt 6:13; 1Ch 21:1 Him.” # Dt 6:13
11Then the Devil left Him, and immediately 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 behind 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:
15Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the sea road, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles!
16The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the shadowland of death,
light has dawned. # Lit dawned on them # Is 9:1-2; 42:7; Lk 2:32 # Is 9:1-2
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 was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. 19“Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for # Lit 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, mending their nets, and He called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Teaching, Preaching, and Healing
23Jesus was going 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 # Or every kind of disease and sickness 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, 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
(Mk 1.12–13; Lk 4.1–13)
1 #
Heb 2.18; 4.15 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. 2After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry. 3Then the Devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread.”
4 #
Deut 8.3
But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.’ ”
5Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple, 6#Ps 91.11–12and said to him, “If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says:
‘God will give orders to his angels about you;
they will hold you up with their hands,
so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.’ ”
7 #
Deut 6.16
Jesus answered, “But the scripture also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
8Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness. 9“All this I will give you,” the Devil said, “if you kneel down and worship me.”
10 #
Deut 6.13
Then Jesus answered, “Go away, Satan! The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!’ ”
11Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.
Jesus Begins his Work in Galilee
(Mk 1.14–15; Lk 4.14–15)
12 #
Mt 14.3; Mk 6.17; Lk 3.19–20 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee. 13#Jn 2.12He did not stay in Nazareth, but went to live in Capernaum, a town by Lake Galilee, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14This was done to make what the prophet Isaiah had said come true:
15 #
Is 9.1–2
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
on the road to the sea, on the other side of the Jordan,
Galilee, land of the Gentiles!
16The people who live in darkness
will see a great light.
On those who live in the dark land of death
the light will shine.”
17 #
Mt 3.2
From that time Jesus began to preach his message: “Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!”
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
(Mk 1.16–20; Lk 5.1–11)
18As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers who were fishermen, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew, catching fish in the lake with a net. 19Jesus said to them, “Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people.” 20At once they left their nets and went with him.
21He went on and saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets ready. Jesus called them, 22and at once they left the boat and their father, and went with him.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Lk 6.17–19)
23 #
Mt 9.35; Mk 1.39 Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people who had all kinds of disease and sickness. 24The news about him spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics — and Jesus healed them all. 25Large crowds followed him from Galilee and the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, Judea, and the land on the other side of the Jordan.
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