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Matthew 4
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The Temptation of Jesus

4 Then(A) Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.(B) 2 After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights,(C) He was hungry. 3 Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”(D)

4 But He answered, “It is written:

Man must not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God.”(E)[a]

5 Then the Devil took Him to the holy city,[b] had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,(F) 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

He will give His angels(G) orders concerning you,
and they will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.”(H)[c]

7 Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”(I)[d]

8 Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 And he said to Him, “I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me.”[e]

10 Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[f] Satan! For it is written:

Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only(J) Him.”[g]

11 Then the Devil left Him, and immediately angels came and began to serve Him.(K)

Ministry in Galilee

12 When He heard that John had been arrested,(L) He withdrew into Galilee.(M) 13 He left Nazareth behind and went to live in Capernaum(N) by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

15 Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the sea road, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles!
16 The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the shadowland of death,
light has dawned.[h](O)[i]

17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven(P) has come near!”

The First Disciples

18 As(Q) He was walking along the Sea of Galilee,(R) He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. 19 “Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for[j] people!” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

Teaching, Preaching, and Healing

23 Jesus was going all over Galilee,(S) teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every[k] disease and sickness among the people.(T) 24 Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria.(U) So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics.(V) And He healed them. 25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.(W)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:4 Dt 8:3
  2. Matthew 4:5 = Jerusalem
  3. Matthew 4:6 Ps 91:11-12
  4. Matthew 4:7 Dt 6:16
  5. Matthew 4:9 Or and pay me homage
  6. Matthew 4:10 Other mss read Get behind Me
  7. Matthew 4:10 Dt 6:13
  8. Matthew 4:16 Lit dawned on them
  9. Matthew 4:16 Is 9:1-2
  10. Matthew 4:19 Lit you fishers of
  11. Matthew 4:23 Or every kind of
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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

  1. Matthew 4:3 Or “If, as is the case,
  2. Matthew 4:4 Deut 8:3; MT source citation reads Lord
  3. Matthew 4:5 I.e. Jerusalem
  4. Matthew 4:6 Lit. him
  5. Matthew 4:6 Or “If, as is the case,
  6. Matthew 4:6 Lit. He
  7. Matthew 4:6 Cf. Ps 91:11-12
  8. Matthew 4:7 MT source citation reads Lord
  9. Matthew 4:7 Cf. Deut 6:16
  10. Matthew 4:9 Lit. him
  11. Matthew 4:10 Other mss. read Get behind me
  12. Matthew 4:10 Deut 6:13
  13. Matthew 4:12 Lit. he
  14. Matthew 4:15 Lit. gentiles; i.e. unbelieving non-Jews
  15. Matthew 4:16 Lit. sitting
  16. Matthew 4:16 Lit. sitting
  17. Matthew 4:16 Cf. Isa 9:1-2
  18. Matthew 4:17 Lit. of
  19. Matthew 4:18 Lit. he
  20. Matthew 4:18 The Gk. lacks also
  21. Matthew 4:24 Lit. they
  22. Matthew 4:25 Lit. the Ten Cities, a loose federation of ten cities strongly influenced by Greek culture
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