Искушения Иисуса(A)

Затем Дух повел Иисуса в пустыню для того, чтобы Ему пройти искушение от дьявола. После сорока дней и сорока ночей, проведенных в посте, Иисус почувствовал сильный голод. Тогда искуситель подошел и сказал Ему:

– Если Ты Сын Божий, то прикажи этим камням стать хлебом.

Но Иисус ответил:

– Написано: «Не одним хлебом живет человек, но и каждым словом, исходящим из уст Божьих»[a].

Затем дьявол поставил Иисуса на самый верх храма святого города.

– Если Ты Сын Божий, – сказал он Ему, – то бросься вниз. Ведь написано же:

«Своим ангелам повелит о Тебе»,
    и «они понесут Тебя на руках,
чтобы ноги Твои не ударились о камень»[b].

Иисус ответил ему:

– Написано также: «Не испытывай Господа, Бога твоего».

Тогда дьявол привел Его на очень высокую гору и показал Ему все царства мира во всем их блеске.

И он сказал Ему:

– Все это я передам Тебе, если Ты падешь и поклонишься мне!

10 Тогда Иисус ответил ему:

– Прочь от Меня, сатана! Ведь написано: «Поклоняйся Господу, Богу твоему, и служи Ему одному!»[c]

11 Тогда дьявол оставил Его, а к Иисусу приступили ангелы и служили Ему.

Начало служения в Галилее(B)

12 Когда Иисус услышал о том, что Иоанна заключили в темницу, Он возвратился в Галилею. 13 Покинув Назарет, Он поселился в Капернауме, который расположен на берегу озера в земле, принадлежавшей родам Завулона и Неффалима. 14 Так исполнилось пророчество Исаии:

15 «Земля Завулона и земля Неффалима,
    на пути к морю, за Иорданом,
    Галилея языческая!
16 Народ, живущий во тьме,
    увидел великий свет,
и на живущих в стране смертной тени
    воссиял свет»[d].

17 С этого времени Иисус начал проповедовать:

– Покайтесь, потому что Царство Небесное уже близко!

Первые ученики(C)

18 Однажды, проходя вдоль Галилейского озера, Иисус увидел двух братьев: Симона, прозванного Петром, и его брата Андрея. Они забрасывали в озеро сети, так как были рыбаками.

19 – Идите за Мной, – сказал им Иисус, – и Я сделаю вас ловцами людей.

20 Братья сразу же оставили сети и пошли за Ним.

21 Пройдя дальше, Иисус увидел двух других братьев: Иакова, сына Зеведея, и его брата Иоанна. Они были в лодке со своим отцом Зеведеем и чинили свои сети. Иисус позвал и их. 22 Они сразу же, оставив лодку и отца, пошли за Ним.

Служение Иисуса народу(D)

23 Иисус ходил по всей Галилее и учил в синагогах, проповедовал о Царстве и исцелял людей от всех болезней и недугов. 24 Слух о Нем распространился по всей Сирии, и к Нему приносили страдающих от самых различных болезней, испытывающих сильные боли, одержимых демонами, людей, подверженных припадкам, парализованных, и Он их исцелял. 25 За Ним следовали большие толпы людей из Галилеи, Десятиградия, Иерусалима, Иудеи и из-за реки Иордана.

Satan Tempts Jesus(A)

Then (B)Jesus was led up by (C)the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

But He answered and said, “It is written, (D)‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’

Then the devil took Him up (E)into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

(F)‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’

and,

(G)‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’

Jesus said to him, “It is written again, (H)‘You shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God.’

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and (I)showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, [b]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, (J)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’

11 Then the devil (K)left Him, and behold, (L)angels came and ministered to Him.

Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry(M)

12 (N)Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

15 “The(O) land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles:
16 (P)The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”

17 (Q)From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, (R)“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven [c]is at hand.”

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples(S)

18 (T)And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon (U)called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and (V)I will make you fishers of men.” 20 (W)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

21 (X)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. He called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Jesus Heals a Great Multitude(Y)

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, (Z)teaching in their synagogues, preaching (AA)the gospel of the kingdom, (AB)and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24 Then [d]His fame went throughout all Syria; and they (AC)brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. 25 (AD)Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from [e]Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:7 test
  2. Matthew 4:10 M Get behind Me
  3. Matthew 4:17 has drawn near
  4. Matthew 4:24 Lit. the report of Him
  5. Matthew 4:25 Lit. Ten Cities

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a](B) by the devil.(C) After fasting forty days and forty nights,(D) he was hungry. The tempter(E) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(F) tell these stones to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b](G)

Then the devil took him to the holy city(H) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,”(I) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c](J)

Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d](K)

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(L) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e](M)

11 Then the devil left him,(N) and angels came and attended him.(O)

Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,(P) he withdrew to Galilee.(Q) 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,(R) which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill(S) what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
    the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
    Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.”[f](T)

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(U) has come near.”

Jesus Calls His First Disciples(V)

18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee,(W) he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter(X) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,”(Y) Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.(Z)

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(AA) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.(AB)

Jesus Heals the Sick

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee,(AC) teaching in their synagogues,(AD) proclaiming the good news(AE) of the kingdom,(AF) and healing every disease and sickness among the people.(AG) 24 News about him spread all over Syria,(AH) and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed,(AI) those having seizures,(AJ) and the paralyzed;(AK) and he healed them. 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,[g] Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
  2. Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  3. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
  4. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
  5. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13
  6. Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2
  7. Matthew 4:25 That is, the Ten Cities