4:1 The Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to receive temptation by the devil. |
4:2 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. |
4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You proclaim yourself the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." |
4:4 But He answered and said, "The Scripture says, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" |
4:5 Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, |
4:6 and said to Him, "If You proclaim yourself the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for the scriptures say, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'" |
4:7 Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, the scripture says, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'" |
4:8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; |
4:9 and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me." |
4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For the scriptures say, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'" |
4:11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him. |
4:12 Now when Jesus heard that the authorities had taken John into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; |
4:13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which locates by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. |
4:14 This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet had spoken: |
4:15 "THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES-- |
4:16 "THE PEOPLE WHO SAT IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO SAT IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED." |
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has become available." |
4:18 Now as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who also had the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they worked as fishermen. |
4:19 And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." |
4:20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. |
4:21 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. |
4:22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. |
4:23 Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people. |
4:24 The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who became ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. |
4:25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. |