Mateo 4
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La tentación de Jesús
4 Entonces Jesús fue llevado por el Espíritu al desierto para ser tentado por el diablo. 2 Y después de haber ayunado cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, tuvo hambre. 3 El tentador se acercó y le dijo:
—Si eres Hijo de Dios, di que estas piedras se conviertan en pan.
4 Pero él respondió y dijo:
—Escrito está: No solo de pan vivirá el hombre, sino de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios[a].
5 Entonces el diablo lo llevó a la santa ciudad, lo puso de pie sobre el pináculo del templo, 6 y le dijo:
—Si eres Hijo de Dios, échate abajo, porque escrito está:
A sus ángeles mandará acerca de ti, y en sus manos te llevarán,
de modo que nunca tropieces
con tu pie en piedra[b].
7 Jesús le dijo:
—Además está escrito: No pondrás a prueba al Señor tu Dios[c]. 8 Otra vez el diablo lo llevó a un monte muy alto, y le mostró todos los reinos del mundo y su gloria. 9 Y le dijo:
—Todo esto te daré, si postrado me adoras.
10 Entonces Jesús le dijo:
—Vete, Satanás, porque escrito está:
Al Señor tu Dios adorarás
y a él solo servirás[d].
11 Entonces el diablo lo dejó y, he aquí, los ángeles vinieron y le servían.
Jesús inicia su ministerio en Galilea
12 Y cuando Jesús oyó que Juan había sido encarcelado, regresó a Galilea. 13 Y, habiendo dejado Nazaret, fue y habitó en Capernaúm, ciudad junto al mar en la región de Zabulón y Neftalí, 14 para que se cumpliera lo dicho por medio del profeta Isaías, diciendo:
15 Tierra de Zabulón y tierra de Neftalí,
camino del mar, al otro lado del Jordán, Galilea de los gentiles.
16 El pueblo que moraba en tinieblas
vio una gran luz.
A los que moraban en región y sombra
de muerte,
la luz les amaneció[e].
17 Desde entonces Jesús comenzó a predicar y a decir: “¡Arrepiéntanse, porque el reino de los cielos se ha acercado[f]!”.
Jesús llama a los primeros discípulos
18 Mientras andaba junto al mar de Galilea, Jesús vio a dos hermanos: a Simón, que es llamado Pedro, y a su hermano Andrés. Estaban echando la red en el mar, porque eran pescadores. 19 Y les dijo: “Vengan en pos de mí, y los haré pescadores de hombres”. 20 Y de inmediato ellos dejaron sus redes y lo siguieron.
21 Y pasando más adelante, vio a otros dos hermanos, Jacobo hijo de Zebedeo y Juan su hermano, en la barca con su padre Zebedeo, arreglando sus redes. Los llamó, 22 y en seguida ellos dejaron la barca y a su padre, y lo siguieron.
Jesús predica en Galilea
23 Jesús recorría toda Galilea enseñando en las sinagogas de ellos, predicando el evangelio del reino, y sanando toda enfermedad y toda dolencia en el pueblo. 24 Su fama corrió por toda Siria, y le trajeron todos los que tenían males: los que padecían diversas enfermedades y dolores, los endemoniados, los lunáticos y los paralíticos. Y él los sanó. 25 Le siguieron grandes multitudes de Galilea, de Decápolis, de Jerusalén, de Judea y del otro lado del Jordán.
Footnotes
Matthew 4
English Standard Version
The Temptation of Jesus
4 (A)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness (B)to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting (C)forty days and forty nights, he (D)was hungry. 3 And (E)the tempter came and said to him, “If you are (F)the Son of God, command (G)these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, (H)“It is written,
(I)“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 (J)Then the devil took him to (K)the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
(L)“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “Again (M)it is written, (N)‘You shall not (O)put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 (P)Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, (Q)Satan! For (R)it is written,
11 Then the devil left him, and behold, (U)angels came and were ministering to him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
12 Now when he heard that (V)John had been arrested, (W)he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving (X)Nazareth he went and lived in (Y)Capernaum by (Z)the sea, in the territory of (AA)Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 (AB)so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 (AC)“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 (AD)the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and (AE)shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned.”
17 (AF)From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, (AG)“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a]
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
18 (AH)While walking by (AI)the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you (AJ)fishers of men.”[b] 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And 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. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds
23 (AK)And he went throughout all Galilee, (AL)teaching in their synagogues and (AM)proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and (AN)healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all (AO)Syria, and (AP)they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and (AQ)pains, (AR)those oppressed by demons, (AS)those having seizures, and (AT)paralytics, and he healed them. 25 (AU)And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the (AV)Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
Footnotes
- Matthew 4:17 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
Matthew 4
International Standard Version
Jesus is Tempted by Satan(A)
4 After this, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. 2 After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.
3 Then the tempter came. “Since[a] you are the Son of God,” he said, “tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
4 But he answered, “It is written,
‘One must not live on bread alone,
but on every word coming
out of the mouth of God.’”[b]
5 Then the Devil took him to the Holy City[c] and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. 6 He told Jesus,[d] “Since[e] you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written,
‘God[f] will put his angels in charge of you,’
and,
‘With their hands they will hold you up,
so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’”[g]
7 Jesus responded to him, “It is also written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord[h] your God.’”[i]
8 Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor. 9 He told Jesus,[j] “I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!”
10 Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[k] Satan! Because it is written,
‘You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’”[l]
11 So the Devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee(B)
12 Now when Jesus[m] heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 in order to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
15 “O Land of Zebulun and Land of Naphtali,
on the road to the sea, across the Jordan,
Galilee of the unbelievers![n]
16 The people living[o] in darkness have seen a great light,
and for those living[p] in the land and shadow of death,
a light has risen.”[q]
17 From then on, Jesus began to announce, “Repent, because the kingdom from[r] heaven is near!”
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen(C)
18 While Jesus[s] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon (also[t] called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen. 19 “Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fishers of people!” 20 So at once they left their nets and followed him. 21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers—James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them, 22 they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Ministers to Many People(D)
23 Then he went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people. 24 His fame spread throughout Syria, and people[u] brought to him everyone who was sick—those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed—and he healed them. 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,[v] Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan followed him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 4:3 Or “If, as is the case,
- Matthew 4:4 Deut 8:3; MT source citation reads Lord
- Matthew 4:5 I.e. Jerusalem
- Matthew 4:6 Lit. him
- Matthew 4:6 Or “If, as is the case,
- Matthew 4:6 Lit. He
- Matthew 4:6 Cf. Ps 91:11-12
- Matthew 4:7 MT source citation reads Lord
- Matthew 4:7 Cf. Deut 6:16
- Matthew 4:9 Lit. him
- Matthew 4:10 Other mss. read Get behind me
- Matthew 4:10 Deut 6:13
- Matthew 4:12 Lit. he
- Matthew 4:15 Lit. gentiles; i.e. unbelieving non-Jews
- Matthew 4:16 Lit. sitting
- Matthew 4:16 Lit. sitting
- Matthew 4:16 Cf. Isa 9:1-2
- Matthew 4:17 Lit. of
- Matthew 4:18 Lit. he
- Matthew 4:18 The Gk. lacks also
- Matthew 4:24 Lit. they
- Matthew 4:25 Lit. the Ten Cities, a loose federation of ten cities strongly influenced by Greek culture
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