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Tentazione di Gesú

(A)Allora Gesú fu condotto dallo Spirito nel deserto, per essere tentato dal diavolo. E, dopo aver digiunato quaranta giorni e quaranta notti, alla fine ebbe fame. E il tentatore, avvicinatosi, gli disse: «Se tu sei *Figlio di Dio, ordina che queste pietre diventino pani». Ma egli rispose: «Sta scritto: “Non di pane soltanto vivrà l'uomo, ma di ogni parola che proviene dalla bocca di Dio”[a]».

Allora il diavolo lo portò con sé nella città santa, lo pose sul pinnacolo del *tempio, e gli disse: «Se tu sei Figlio di Dio, gettati giú; poiché sta scritto:
“Egli darà ordini ai suoi angeli a tuo riguardo,
ed essi ti porteranno sulle loro mani,
perché tu non urti con il piede contro una pietra”[b]».

Gesú gli rispose: «È altresí scritto: “Non tentare il Signore Dio tuo”[c]».

Di nuovo il diavolo lo portò con sé sopra un monte altissimo e gli mostrò tutti i regni del mondo e la loro gloria, dicendogli: «Tutte queste cose ti darò, se tu ti prostri e mi adori». 10 Allora Gesú gli disse: «Vattene, Satana, poiché sta scritto: “Adora il Signore Dio tuo e a lui solo rendi il culto”[d]».

11 Allora il diavolo lo lasciò, ed ecco degli angeli si avvicinarono a lui e lo servivano.

Inizio dell'attività di Gesú a Capernaum

12 (B)Gesú, udito che *Giovanni era stato messo in prigione, si ritirò in *Galilea.

13 E, lasciata *Nazaret, venne ad abitare in *Capernaum, città sul mare[e], ai confini di *Zabulon e di *Neftali, 14 affinché si adempisse quello che era stato detto dal *profeta *Isaia:

15 «Il paese di Zabulon e il paese di Neftali,
sulla via del mare, di là dal *Giordano,
la Galilea dei pagani[f],

16 il popolo che stava nelle tenebre,
ha visto una gran luce;
su quelli che erano nella contrada e nell'ombra della morte
una luce si è levata»[g].

17 Da quel tempo Gesú cominciò a predicare e a dire: «Ravvedetevi, perché il regno dei cieli è vicino».

Chiamata dei primi discepoli

18 (C)Mentre camminava lungo il mare della Galilea, Gesú vide due fratelli,
*Simone detto *Pietro, e *Andrea suo fratello, i quali gettavano la rete in mare, perché erano pescatori.
19 E disse loro: «Venite dietro a me e vi farò pescatori di uomini». 20 Ed essi, lasciate subito le reti, lo seguirono. 21 Passato oltre, vide altri due fratelli, *Giacomo di Zebedeo e *Giovanni, suo fratello, i quali nella barca con Zebedeo, loro padre, rassettavano le reti; e li chiamò. 22 Essi, lasciando subito la barca e il padre loro, lo seguirono.

Missione di Gesú in Galilea

23 (D)Gesú andava attorno per tutta la Galilea, insegnando nelle loro *sinagoghe e predicando il vangelo del regno, guarendo ogni malattia e ogni infermità tra il popolo. 24 La sua fama si sparse per tutta la *Siria; gli recarono tutti i malati colpiti da varie infermità e da vari dolori, indemoniati, epilettici, paralitici; ed egli li guarí. 25 Grandi folle lo seguirono dalla Galilea, dalla *Decapoli, da *Gerusalemme, dalla *Giudea e da oltre il Giordano.

Footnotes

  1. Matteo 4:4 +De 8:3.
  2. Matteo 4:6 +Sl 91:11-12.
  3. Matteo 4:7 +De 6:16.
  4. Matteo 4:10 +De 6:13.
  5. Matteo 4:13 Sul mare, ossia mare di Galilea, detto anche lago di Gennesaret o mare di Tiberiade.
  6. Matteo 4:15 La Galilea dei pagani, territorio settentrionale confinante con la Fenicia, cosiddetto perché era popolato soprattutto da stranieri.
  7. Matteo 4:16 +Is 8:23-9:1.

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

The Temptation of Jesus

(A)Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness (B)to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting (C)forty days and forty nights, he (D)was hungry. 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.” 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.’”

(J)Then the devil took him to (K)the holy city and 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,

(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.’”

Jesus said to him, “Again (M)it is written, (N)‘You shall not (O)put the Lord your God to the test.’” (P)Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 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,

(S)“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
    and (T)him only shall you serve.’”

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

  1. Matthew 4:17 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
  2. Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women