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Jezus door de duivel op de proef gesteld

Daarna werd Jezus door de Geest naar de woestijn geleid om door de duivel op de proef te worden gesteld. Nadat hij veertig dagen en veertig nachten had gevast, kreeg Hij ten slotte honger. Op dat moment stelde de duivel Hem op de proef en zei: ‘U bent toch de Zoon van God? Zeg dan dat deze stenen brood moeten worden.’ ‘Nee,’ antwoordde Jezus, ‘want in de Boeken staat dat eten niet het belangrijkste is, maar dat de mens ook leeft van ieder woord dat God spreekt.’

Toen nam de duivel Hem mee naar het dak van de tempel in Jeruzalem. ‘Als U de Zoon van God bent,’ zei hij, ‘spring dan naar beneden. Er staat immers in de Boeken dat God zijn engelen zal sturen om U te beschermen. Zij zullen U op handen dragen en U zult niet struikelen.’ Jezus antwoordde: ‘Er staat ook: “Stel de Here, uw God, niet op de proef.” ’

De duivel nam Hem weer mee, nu naar een heel hoge berg. Hij liet Hem alle landen van de wereld zien, met al hun pracht en praal. ‘Dat zal ik U allemaal geven,’ zei hij, ‘als U voor mij neerknielt en mij aanbidt.’ 10 ‘Ga weg, Satan,’ zei Jezus. ‘Er staat immers in de Boeken: “Aanbid de Here, uw God, en geef niemand anders eer.” ’ 11 Toen liet de duivel Jezus met rust. En er kwamen engelen om voor Jezus te zorgen.

12 Toen Jezus hoorde dat Johannes de Doper was gevangengenomen, ging Hij terug naar Nazareth in Galilea. 13 Niet lang daarna verhuisde Hij naar Kafarnaüm, een stadje aan het meer van Galilea, in het gebied van Zebulon en Naftali.

14 Dat was in overeenstemming met wat de profeet Jesaja had gezegd: 15 ‘Land van Zebulon en Naftali, het gebied aan de weg naar zee, aan de andere zijde van de Jordaan, Galilea, het woongebied van de heidenen: 16 dit volk dat in duisternis leeft, zal een groot Licht zien, en over hen die wonen in het land waar de dood heerst, zal een Licht opgaan.’

17 Van toen af begon Jezus de mensen in het openbaar toe te spreken. ‘Bekeer u, want het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is vlakbij,’ zei Hij.

18 Op een dag liep Hij langs het meer van Galilea en zag twee vissers hun net in het water gooien. Het waren twee broers: Simon, die ook wel Petrus wordt genoemd, en zijn broer Andreas. 19 Jezus zei tegen hen: ‘Ga met mij mee. Dan zal ik een ander soort vissers van jullie maken. Vissers die mensen voor Mij vangen.’ 20 Zij lieten meteen hun netten liggen en gingen met Hem mee.

21 Iets verderop zag Jezus nog twee broers: Jakobus en Johannes, de zonen van Zebedeüs. Zij zaten bij hun vader in de boot netten te repareren. Hen riep Hij ook. 22 Zij lieten direct de boot en hun vader achter en gingen met Jezus mee.

23 Jezus trok door heel Galilea. Hij sprak in de synagogen en vertelde overal het goede nieuws van het Koninkrijk. Hij genas de mensen van alle ziekten en kwalen. 24 Het nieuws over Hem bereikte zelfs heel Syrië. Van alle kanten werden ernstig zieke mensen bij Hem gebracht. Sommigen hadden boze geesten. Anderen leden aan vallende ziekte. Weer anderen waren verlamd. Maar wat zij ook hadden, Hij genas hen allemaal.

25 Grote groepen mensen volgden Hem, zij kwamen uit Galilea, Dekapolis, Jeruzalem, Judea en van de andere zijde van de Jordaan.

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

The Temptation of Jesus(A)

Then the Spirit led Yeshua into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Yeshua did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry.

The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

Yeshua answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’”

Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Yeshua, “If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’”

Yeshua said to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’”[a]

Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Yeshua said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

11 Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.

A Light Has Risen

12 When Yeshua heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. This was in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true:

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
    on the way to the sea,
        across the Jordan River,
            Galilee, where foreigners live!
16 The people who lived in darkness
    have seen a bright light.
        A light has risen
    for those who live in a land overshadowed by death.”

17 From then on, Yeshua began to tell people, “Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near!”

Calling of the First Disciples(B)

18 As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen. 19 Yeshua said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.

21 As Yeshua went on, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee preparing their nets to go fishing. He called them, 22 and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Yeshua.

Spreading the Good News in Galilee(C)

23 Yeshua went all over Galilee. He taught in the synagogues and spread the Good News of the kingdom. He also cured every disease and sickness among the people.

24 The news about Yeshua spread throughout Syria. People brought him everyone who was sick, those who suffered from any kind of disease or pain. They also brought epileptics, those who were paralyzed, and people possessed by demons, and he cured them all. 25 Large crowds followed him. They came from Galilee, the Ten Cities,[b] Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:7 Or “Never put the Lord your God to any test.”
  2. Matthew 4:25 A federation of ten Greek city states east and west of the Jordan River.