Matthew 4

Matthew 4

1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil .

2When he had fasted forty days and forty nights , he was hungry afterward .

3The tempter came and said to him , “If you are the Son of God , command that these stones become bread.”

4But he answered , “ It is written , ‘ Man shall not live by bread alone , but by every word that proceeds out of God ’s mouth .’”[#Deuteronomy 8:3]

5Then the devil took him into the holy city . He 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 ,

‘He will command his angels concerning you ,’ and ,

‘On their hands they will bear you up ,

so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone .’”

7Jesus said to him , “ Again , it is written , ‘ You shall not test the Lord , your God .’”[#Deuteronomy 6:16]

8Again , the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain , and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory .

9He said to him , “I will give you all of these things , if you will fall down and worship me .”

10Then Jesus said to him , “ Get behind me , Satan ! For it is written , ‘ You shall worship the Lord your God , and you shall serve him only .’”[#4:10 TR and NU read “Go away” instead of “Get behind me”; #Deuteronomy 6:13]

11Then the devil left him , and behold , angels came and served him .

12Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up , he withdrew into Galilee .

13Leaving Nazareth , he came and lived in Capernaum , which is by the sea , in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali ,

14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet , saying ,

15“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali ,

towards the sea , beyond the Jordan ,

Galilee of the Gentiles ,

16the people who sat in darkness saw a great light ;

to those who sat in the region and shadow of death ,

to them light has dawned.”

17From that time , Jesus began to preach , and to say , “ Repent ! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand .”

18Walking by the 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.[#4:18 TR reads “Jesus” instead of “he”]

19He said to them , “ Come after me , and I will make you fishers for men.”

20They immediately left their nets and followed him .

21Going 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 . He called them .

22They immediately left the boat and their father , and followed him .

23Jesus went about in all Galilee , teaching in their synagogues , preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness amongst the people .

24The report about him went out into all Syria . They brought to him all who were sick , afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics , and paralytics ; and he healed them .

25Great multitudes from Galilee , Decapolis , Jerusalem , Judea , and from beyond the Jordan followed him .

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