Matthew 4
4
The Temptation of Jesus
Mk 1:12–13; Lk 4:1–13
1Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. # Heb 2:18 2And He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, # Ge 7:4; Ex 34:28; 1Ki 19:8 and then He was hungry. 3And the tempter came to Him # 1Th 3:5 and said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be turned into bread.”
4But He answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ # Dt 8:3; Lk 4:4 # 4:4 Dt 8:3. ”
5Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, # Ne 11:1; Mt 27:53 and set Him on the highest point of the temple, 6and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written,
‘He shall give His angels charge concerning you,’ # 4:6 Ps 91:11–12.
and
‘In their hands they shall lift you up,
lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.’ # Ps 91:11–12 # 4:6 Ps 91:12. ”
7Jesus said to him, “It is also written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ # Dt 6:16 # 4:7 Dt 6:16. ”
8Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur, # Mt 16:26; 1Jn 2:15–16 9and said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
10Then Jesus said to him, “Get away from here, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’ # Dt 10:20 # 4:10 Dt 6:13. ”
11Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. # Mt 26:53; Lk 22:43; Heb 1:14
Jesus’ Galilean Ministry
Mk 1:14–15; Lk 4:14–15
12Now when Jesus heard that John was put in prison, # Mk 1:14; Lk 3:20 He left for Galilee. # Lk 4:14 13And leaving Nazareth, He came and lived in Capernaum, # Mk 1:21; Jn 4:46 which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, # Mt 1:22 saying:
15“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles:
16The people who sat in darkness
saw great light.
And on those who sat in the land of the shadow of death,
light has dawned.” # Job 3:5; Isa 9:1–2; Lk 2:32 # 4:15–16 Isa 9:1–2.
17From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” # Mt 3:2; Mk 1:14–15
The Calling of the First Disciples
Mk 1:16–20; Lk 5:1–11
18As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, # Mt 15:29 He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, # Jn 1:40–42 throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
21And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Ministering to Great Crowds
Lk 6:17–19
23Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, # Mt 13:54; Mk 1:21; Lk 4:16 preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all sorts of diseases among the people. # Mt 9:35 24His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all sick people who were taken with various diseases and tormented with pain, those who were possessed with demons, those who had seizures, and those who had paralysis, # Mt 8:6; 17:15 and He healed them. 25Great crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. # Mk 5:20; Lk 6:17
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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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