Matthew 4:18-5:12

New American Standard Bible 1995

The First Disciples

^18 (A)Now as Jesus was walking by ^(B)the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^(C)Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And He *said to them, “^[a]Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰ Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. ²¹ Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^[b](D)James the son of Zebedee, and ^[c]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.

Ministry in Galilee

²³ Jesus was going ^(E)throughout all Galilee, ^(F)teaching in their synagogues and ^(G)proclaiming the ^[d]gospel of the kingdom, and ^(H)healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

²⁴ The news about Him spread ^(I)throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, ^(J)demoniacs, ^[e](K)epileptics, ^(L)paralytics; and He healed them. ²⁵ Large crowds ^(M)followed Him from Galilee and ^(N)the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from ^(O)beyond the Jordan.

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

5 ^(P)When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on ^(Q)the ^[f]mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. ^2 (R)He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

³ “^[g](S)Blessed are the ^[h]poor in spirit, for ^(T)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ “Blessed are ^(U)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ “Blessed are ^(V)the ^[i]gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

⁶ “Blessed are ^(W)those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷ “Blessed are ^(X)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ “Blessed are ^(Y)the pure in heart, for ^(Z)they shall see God.

⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for ^(AA)they shall be called sons of God.

¹⁰ “Blessed are those who have been ^(AB)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for ^(AC)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when people ^(AD)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for ^(AE)in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.