Matthew 4
4
1Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,
2and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.
3And the Tempter having come to him said, ‘If Son thou art of God — speak that these stones may become loaves.’
4But he answering said, ‘It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.’
5Then doth the Devil take him to the [holy] city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6and saith to him, ‘If Son thou art of God — cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.’
7Jesus said to him again, ‘It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’
8Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,
9and saith to him, ‘All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.’
10Then saith Jesus to him, ‘Go — Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.’
11Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.
12And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,
13and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,
14that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15‘Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! —
16the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death — light arose to them.’
17From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, ‘Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.’
18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea — for they were fishers —
19and he saith to them, ‘Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,’
20and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.
21And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,
22and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.
23And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,
24and his fame went forth to all Syria, and they brought to him all having ailments, pressed with manifold sicknesses and pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he healed them.
25And there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
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Matthew 4
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The Temptation of Jesus
(Mk 1.12–13; Lk 4.1–13)
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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)
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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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