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Jezus wordt in de woestijn door de duivel uitgedaagd

Daarna stuurde de Heilige Geest Jezus naar de woestijn. Daar moest Jezus door de duivel op de proef worden gesteld. Hij bleef 40 dagen in de woestijn. Al die tijd at Jezus niets. Tenslotte kreeg Hij honger.

Toen kwam de duivel. Hij zei tegen Hem: "Als U Gods Zoon bent, zeg dan tegen deze stenen dat ze in broden moeten veranderen." Maar Jezus antwoordde: "In de Boeken staat: 'Je kan niet alleen van brood leven. Alles wat God zegt, heb je óók nodig om te leven.' "

Toen nam de duivel Hem mee naar Jeruzalem. Daar zette hij Hem op de rand van het dak van de tempel. En hij zei tegen Jezus: "Als U Gods Zoon bent, spring dan naar beneden. Er staat toch in de Boeken: 'God zal zijn engelen de opdracht geven dat ze U op hun handen moeten dragen. Dan zult U uw voeten niet aan een steen stoten.' " Jezus antwoordde: "Maar er staat ook in de Boeken: 'Je mag je Heer God niet uitdagen.' "

Daarna nam de duivel Jezus mee naar een hoge berg. Vanaf die berg liet hij Jezus alle koninkrijken van de wereld zien, met al hun macht en rijkdom. En hij zei tegen Jezus: "Dat geef ik allemaal aan U, als U voor mij neerknielt en mij aanbidt!" 10 Toen zei Jezus: "Ga weg, duivel! Er staat toch ook in de Boeken: 'Aanbid je Heer God en dien alleen Hém.' "

11 Toen liet de duivel Hem met rust. En er kwamen engelen om Hem te dienen.

Jezus gaat in Kapernaüm wonen

12 Toen Jezus hoorde dat Johannes gevangen was genomen,[a] ging Hij terug naar Galilea. 13 Hij vertrok uit Nazaret en ging in Kapernaüm wonen. Kapernaüm ligt aan het meer, in het gebied van de stammen van Zebulon en Naftali. 14 Zo zou gebeuren wat de profeet Jesaja vroeger al had gezegd: 15 'Land van Zebulon en land van Naftali, aan het meer, aan de andere kant van de Jordaan, in het Galilea van de volken,[b] luister! 16 Het volk dat in het donker leeft, heeft een groot licht gezien. Er is een licht gaan schijnen voor de mensen die vlak voor de poorten van de dood leven.'

17 Vanaf dat moment begon Jezus aan de mensen te vertellen: "Ga leven zoals God het wil, want het Koninkrijk van God komt bijna."

Jezus kiest zijn leerlingen uit

18 Op een keer liep Jezus langs het meer van Galilea. Daar zag Hij twee broers: Simon, die ook Petrus wordt genoemd, en Andreas. Ze gooiden een visnet uit in zee, want ze waren vissers. 19 Hij zei tegen hen: "Volg Mij. Dan maak Ik van jullie vissers van mensen." 20 Ze lieten onmiddellijk hun visnetten liggen en gingen met Hem mee.

21 Verderop zag hij nog twee broers: Jakobus en Johannes, zonen van Zebedeüs. Ze waren in hun boot met hun vader de visnetten aan het herstellen. Jezus riep hen. 22 Ze lieten onmiddellijk hun boot en hun vader achter en gingen met Hem mee.

23 Jezus trok in heel Galilea rond. Hij gaf les in de synagogen. Hij vertelde er het goede nieuws van het Koninkrijk. Ook genas Hij de mensen van al hun ziekten en kwalen. 24 Tot in Syrië hoorden de mensen over Hem. En de mensen brachten iedereen naar Hem toe die erg ziek was of pijn had. Ook mensen in wie duivelse geesten zaten, mensen met epileptische aanvallen en verlamde mensen. En Hij maakte hen gezond. 25 Grote groepen mensen liepen achter Hem aan: mensen uit Galilea, de Dekapolis (= 'Tien-stedengebied'), Jeruzalem, Judea en het gebied aan de andere kant van de Jordaan.

Footnotes

  1. Mattheüs 4:12 Johannes was door koning Herodes gevangen genomen. Lees Matteüs 14:1-5.
  2. Mattheüs 4:15 Galilea werd wel zo genoemd, omdat daar de grote handelswegen van en naar Europa, Azië en Afrika samenkwamen. Er kwamen dus veel mensen van andere volken.

Then Jesus was led out into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, to be tempted there by Satan. For forty days and forty nights he ate nothing and became very hungry. Then Satan tempted him to get food by changing stones into loaves of bread.

“It will prove you are the Son of God,” he said.

But Jesus told him, “No! For the Scriptures tell us that bread won’t feed men’s souls: obedience to every word of God is what we need.”

Then Satan took him to Jerusalem to the roof of the Temple. “Jump off,” he said, “and prove you are the Son of God; for the Scriptures declare, ‘God will send his angels to keep you from harm,’ . . . they will prevent you from smashing on the rocks below.”

Jesus retorted, “It also says not to put the Lord your God to a foolish test!”

Next Satan took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him the nations of the world and all their glory. “I’ll give it all to you,” he said, “if you will only kneel and worship me.”

10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “The Scriptures say, ‘Worship only the Lord God. Obey only him.’”

11 Then Satan went away, and angels came and cared for Jesus.

12-13 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned home[a] to Nazareth in Galilee; but soon he moved to Capernaum, beside the Lake of Galilee, close to Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy:

15-16 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, beside the lake, and the countryside beyond the Jordan River, and Upper Galilee where so many foreigners live—there the people who sat in darkness have seen a great Light; they sat in the land of death, and the Light broke through upon them.”[b]

17 From then on, Jesus began to preach, “Turn from sin and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”[c]

18 One day as he was walking along the beach beside the Lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—out in a boat[d] fishing with a net, for they were commercial fishermen.

19 Jesus called out, “Come along with me and I will show you how to fish for the souls of men!” 20 And they left their nets at once and went with him.

21 A little farther up the beach he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, mending their nets; and he called to them to come too. 22 At once they stopped their work and, leaving their father behind, went with him.

23 Jesus traveled all through Galilee teaching in the Jewish synagogues, everywhere preaching the Good News about the Kingdom of Heaven. And he healed every kind of sickness and disease. 24 The report of his miracles spread far beyond the borders of Galilee so that sick folk were soon coming to be healed from as far away as Syria. And whatever their illness and pain, or if they were possessed by demons, or were insane, or paralyzed—he healed them all. 25 Enormous crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, and the Ten Cities, and Jerusalem, and from all over Judea, and even from across the Jordan River.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:12 returned home, implied.
  2. Matthew 4:15 broke through upon them, see Isaiah 9:1-2.
  3. Matthew 4:17 is near, or “is at hand,” or “has arrived.”
  4. Matthew 4:18 out in a boat, implied.

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

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