Matthew 4
4
Jesus Is Tempted in the Desert
1The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert. There the devil tempted him. 2After 40 days and 40 nights of going without eating, Jesus was hungry. 3The tempter came to him. He said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man must not live only on bread. He must also live on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” (Deuteronomy 8:3)
5Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city. He had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. It is written,
“ ‘The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you.
They will lift you up in their hands.
Then you won’t trip over a stone.’ ” (Psalm 91:11,12)
7Jesus answered him, “It is also written, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:16)
8Finally, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain. He showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9“If you bow down and worship me,” he said, “I will give you all this.”
10Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:13)
11Then the devil left Jesus. Angels came and took care of him.
Jesus Begins to Preach
12John had been put in prison. When Jesus heard about this, he returned to Galilee. 13Jesus left Nazareth and went to live in the city of Capernaum. It was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14In that way, what the prophet Isaiah had said came true. He had said,
15“Land of Zebulun! Land of Naphtali!
Galilee, where Gentiles live!
Land along the Mediterranean Sea! Territory east of the Jordan River!
16The people who are now living in darkness
have seen a great light.
They are now living in a very dark land.
But a light has shined on them.” (Isaiah 9:1,2)
17From that time on Jesus began to preach. “Turn away from your sins!” he said. “The kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Jesus Chooses His First Disciples
18One day Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. There he saw two brothers, Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake, because they were fishermen. 19“Come and follow me,” Jesus said. “I will send you out to fish for people.” 20At once they left their nets and followed him.
21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers. They were James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee. As they were preparing their nets, Jesus called out to them. 22Right away they left the boat and their father and followed Jesus.
Jesus Heals Sick People
23Jesus went all over Galilee. There he taught in the synagogues. He preached the good news of God’s kingdom. He healed every illness and sickness the people had. 24News about him spread all over Syria. People brought to him all who were ill with different kinds of sicknesses. Some were suffering great pain. Others were controlled by demons. Some were shaking wildly. Others couldn’t move at all. And Jesus healed all of them. 25Large crowds followed him. People came from Galilee, from the area known as the Ten Cities, and from Jerusalem and Judea. Others came from the area across the Jordan River.
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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 forty days and forty 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
4He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”#4:4 Dt 8:3#Dt 8:3
5Then the devil took him to the holy city, 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.”#4:6 Ps 91:11–12#Ps 91:11–12; 1Pt 2:8
7Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”#4:7 Dt 6:16#Dt 6:16; 1Sm 7:3; 1Ch 21:1
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.”#4:9 Or and pay me homage
10Then Jesus told him, “Go away,#4:10 Other mss read “Get behind me Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.”#4:10 Dt 6:13#Dt 6:13; 1Ch 21:1
11Then the devil left him, and 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 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:
15 Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles.
16 The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,
a light has dawned. # 4:16 Lit dawned on them # 4:15–16 Is 9:1–2 #
Is 9:1–2; 42:7; Lk 2:32
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 is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen. 19“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for#4:19 Or 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, preparing their nets, and he called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Teaching, Preaching, and Healing
23Now Jesus began to go 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#4:23 Or every kind of disease and sickness#4:23 Or physical ailment 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, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.#Mk 3:7; 5:20; Lk 6:17
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