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 <div class="label">4</div><div class="cl">Chapter 4</div><div class="s1">The devil tries to make Jesus do wrong things</div><div class="p"> 1Then the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. While he was there, the devil came to him. He tried to cause Jesus to do wrong things. #4:1 The devil is also called Satan. He tells lies to deceive people. 2Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of this time, he was very hungry.</div><div class="p"> 3Then the devil came to Jesus and said to him, &#8216;If you are the Son of God, speak to these stones. Tell them to become bread.&#8217;</div><div class="p"> 4But Jesus replied, &#8216;No! The Bible says that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that God speaks. That is what gives them true life.&#8217; #4:4 Jesus used words from Deuteronomy 8:3 to answer the devil.</div><div class="p"> 5Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He made him stand on the highest part of the temple. 6He said to Jesus, &#8216;If you are the Son of God, jump down from here to the ground. You know that the Bible says:</div><div class="q1">&#8220;God will tell his angels to keep you safe.</div><div class="q1">They will hold you safely in their hands.</div><div class="q1">They will not let you hurt your foot on a stone&#8221;.&#8217; #4:6 The devil was using words from Psalms 91:11-12. </div><div class="p"> 7Jesus replied, &#8216;No! The Bible also says, &#8220;Do not test the Lord your God, to see if he will save you&#8221;.&#8217; #4:7 See Deuteronomy 6:16.</div><div class="p"> 8Then the devil led Jesus up a very high mountain. He showed Jesus all the kingdoms in the whole world. They were very great and beautiful. 9The devil said, &#8216;I will give you power over all these things. Just go down on your knees in front of me. Worship me and I will give it all to you.&#8217;</div><div class="p"> 10Jesus then said to him, &#8216;Satan, go away from me! The Bible says, &#8220;Only worship your Lord God. He is the only one that you should obey&#8221;.&#8217; #4:10 See Deuteronomy 6:13. </div><div class="p"> 11Then the devil left Jesus alone. Immediately angels came to Jesus and they took care of him.</div><div class="s1">Jesus starts to speak God's message in Galilee</div><div class="p"> 12Then Jesus heard that Herod had put John the Baptist in prison. So Jesus returned to Galilee.</div><div class="p"> 13But he did not stay in Nazareth. He went to live in Capernaum, which is a town on the shore of Lake Galilee. It was in the part of Israel called Zebulun and Naphtali. #4:13 Zebulun and Naphtali were two of Israel's 12 tribes. This was the region of Israel where those tribes had lived. </div><div class="p"> 14This caused God's message to become true. Long ago God had said through his prophet Isaiah:</div><div class="q1"> 15&#8216;I am speaking to you people who live in Zebulun and Naphtali.</div><div class="q2">Your land is on the way to Lake Galilee.</div><div class="q1">It is across the Jordan River in Galilee,</div><div class="q2">where people of other nations live.</div><div class="q1"> 16They are like people who are living in a dark place.</div><div class="q2">They live in the shadow which death brings.</div><div class="q1">Now God will send a light to shine on them.&#8217; #4:16 See Isaiah 9:1-2. These people did not understand the truth about God. It is like they were living in a dark place with no light. </div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"> 17Then Jesus began to speak God's message to people. He said, &#8216;You must turn away from your sins and change how you live. Do this now, because the kingdom of heaven has come very near.&#8217;</div><div class="s1">Jesus asks four men to be his disciples</div><div class="p"> 18One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two men who were brothers. One man was called Simon, and he was also called Peter. His brother's name was Andrew. Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish. 19Jesus said to them, &#8216;Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.&#8217; #4:19 Jesus did not mean that Simon and Andrew would really catch people. He would teach Simon and Andrew how to tell other people God's good news about himself. </div><div class="p"> 20Simon and Andrew immediately put their nets down and they went with Jesus.</div><div class="p"> 21They continued to walk along the shore. Soon Jesus saw two other men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were in their boat with their father, Zebedee. They were mending their nets. Jesus said to James and John, &#8216;Come with me.&#8217; 22The brothers immediately left the boat and their father. They went with Jesus to be his disciples.</div><div class="s1">Jesus teaches God's good news and he makes sick people well</div><div class="p"> 23Jesus travelled everywhere in Galilee. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses. 24More and more people in all parts of Syria heard about Jesus. So they brought all the sick people to see him. These people had many different illnesses, and some of them had strong pains. Bad spirits were living inside some of them. Some people could not control their bodies, and some people could not walk properly. Jesus caused all these people to become well again.</div><div class="p"> 25Because of this, large crowds of people followed him. They came from Galilee and from the region called &#8216;The ten cities&#8217;. Some of them came from Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea. And some came from the other side of the Jordan River.</div>
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Then the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. While he was there, the devil came to him. He tried to cause Jesus to do wrong things. Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of this time, he was very hungry.
Then the devil came to Jesus and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, speak to these stones. Tell them to become bread.’
But Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible says that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that God speaks. That is what gives them true life.’
Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He made him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Jesus, ‘If you are the Son of God, jump down from here to the ground. You know that the Bible says:
“God will tell his angels to keep you safe.
They will hold you safely in their hands.
They will not let you hurt your foot on a stone”.’
Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible also says, “Do not test the Lord your God, to see if he will save you”.’
Then the devil led Jesus up a very high mountain. He showed Jesus all the kingdoms in the whole world. They were very great and beautiful. The devil said, ‘I will give you power over all these things. Just go down on your knees in front of me. Worship me and I will give it all to you.’
Jesus then said to him, ‘Satan, go away from me! The Bible says, “Only worship your Lord God. He is the only one that you should obey”.’
Then the devil left Jesus alone. Immediately angels came to Jesus and they took care of him.

Then Jesus heard that Herod had put John the Baptist in prison. So Jesus returned to Galilee.
But he did not stay in Nazareth. He went to live in Capernaum, which is a town on the shore of Lake Galilee. It was in the part of Israel called Zebulun and Naphtali.
This caused God's message to become true. Long ago God had said through his prophet Isaiah:
‘I am speaking to you people who live in Zebulun and Naphtali.
Your land is on the way to Lake Galilee.
It is across the Jordan River in Galilee,
where people of other nations live.
They are like people who are living in a dark place.
They live in the shadow which death brings.
Now God will send a light to shine on them.’

Then Jesus began to speak God's message to people. He said, ‘You must turn away from your sins and change how you live. Do this now, because the kingdom of heaven has come very near.’

One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two men who were brothers. One man was called Simon, and he was also called Peter. His brother's name was Andrew. Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish. Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.’
Simon and Andrew immediately put their nets down and they went with Jesus.
They continued to walk along the shore. Soon Jesus saw two other men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were in their boat with their father, Zebedee. They were mending their nets. Jesus said to James and John, ‘Come with me.’ The brothers immediately left the boat and their father. They went with Jesus to be his disciples.

Jesus travelled everywhere in Galilee. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses. More and more people in all parts of Syria heard about Jesus. So they brought all the sick people to see him. These people had many different illnesses, and some of them had strong pains. Bad spirits were living inside some of them. Some people could not control their bodies, and some people could not walk properly. Jesus caused all these people to become well again.
Because of this, large crowds of people followed him. They came from Galilee and from the region called ‘The ten cities’. Some of them came from Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea. And some came from the other side of the Jordan River.

聆听 Matthew 4