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Matthew 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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:
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:
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
- Matthew 4:4 Dt 8:3
- Matthew 4:5 = Jerusalem
- Matthew 4:6 Ps 91:11-12
- Matthew 4:7 Dt 6:16
- Matthew 4:9 Or and pay me homage
- Matthew 4:10 Other mss read Get behind Me
- Matthew 4:10 Dt 6:13
- Matthew 4:16 Lit dawned on them
- Matthew 4:16 Is 9:1-2
- Matthew 4:19 Lit you fishers of
- Matthew 4:23 Or every kind of
Matthew 4
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 4
Contemporary English Version
Jesus and the Devil
(Mark 1.12,13; Luke 4.1-13)
4 (A) The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. 2 After Jesus had gone without eating[a] for 40 days and nights, he was very hungry. 3 Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God's Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.”
4 (B) Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say:
‘No one can live only on food.
People need every word
that God has spoken.’ ”
5 Next, the devil took Jesus into the holy city to the highest part of the temple. 6 (C) The devil said, “If you are God's Son, jump off. The Scriptures say:
‘God will give his angels
orders about you.
They will catch you
in their arms,
and you won't hurt
your feet on the stones.’ ”
7 (D) Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don't try to test the Lord your God!’ ”
8 Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. 9 The devil said to him, “I will give all this to you, if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 (E) Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say:
‘Worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’ ”
11 Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.
Jesus Begins His Work
(Mark 1.14,15; Luke 4.14,15)
12 (F) When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee. 13 (G) But instead of staying in Nazareth, Jesus moved to Capernaum. This town was beside Lake Galilee in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.[b] 14 So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,
15 (H) “Listen, lands of Zebulun
and Naphtali,
lands along the road
to the sea
and across the Jordan.
Listen Galilee,
land of the Gentiles!
16 Although your people
live in darkness,
they will see
a bright light.
Although they live
in the shadow of death,
a light will shine
on them.”
17 (I) Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”[c]
Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen
(Mark 1.16-20; Luke 5.1-11)
18 While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake. 19 Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.” 20 Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.
21 Jesus walked on until he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus asked them to come with him. 22 At once they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Luke 6.17-19)
23 (J) Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news about God's kingdom. He also healed every kind of disease and sickness. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people with every kind of sickness or disease were brought to him. Some of them had a lot of demons in them, others were thought to be crazy,[d] and still others could not walk. But Jesus healed them all.
25 Large crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the region around the ten cities known as Decapolis.[e] They also came from Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.
Footnotes
- 4.2 without eating: The Jewish people sometimes went without eating (also called “fasting”) to show their love for God or to show sorrow for their sins.
- 4.13 Zebulun and Naphtali: In Old Testament times these tribes were in northern Palestine, and in New Testament times many Gentiles lived where these tribes had once been.
- 4.17 The kingdom of heaven will soon be here: See the two notes at 3.2.
- 4.24 thought to be crazy: In ancient times people with epilepsy were thought to be crazy.
- 4.25 the ten cities known as Decapolis: A group of ten cities east of Samaria and Galilee, where the people followed the Greek way of life.
Matteus 4
Svenska 1917
Matteus 4
Svenska 1917
4 Därefter blev Jesus av Anden förd upp i öknen, för att han skulle frestas av djävulen.
2 Och när han hade fastat i fyrtio dagar och fyrtio nätter, blev han omsider hungrig.
3 Då trädde frestaren fram och sade till honom: »Är du Guds Son, så bjud att dessa stenar bliva bröd.»
4 Men han svarade och sade: »Det är skrivet: 'Människan skall leva icke allenast av bröd, utan av allt det som utgår av Guds mun.'»
5 Därefter tog djävulen honom med sig till den heliga staden och ställde honom uppe på helgedomens mur
6 och sade till honom: »Är du Guds Son, så kasta dig ned; det är ju skrivet: 'Han skall giva sina änglar befallning om dig, och de skola bära dig på händerna, så att du icke stöter din fot mot någon sten.'»
7 Jesus sade till honom: »Det är ock skrivet: 'Du skall icke fresta Herren, din Gud.'»
8 Åter tog djävulen honom med sig, upp på ett mycket högt berg, och visade honom alla riken i världen och deras härlighet
9 och sade till honom: »Allt detta vill jag giva dig, om du faller ned och tillbeder mig.»
10 Då sade Jesus till honom: »Gå bort, Satan; ty det är skrivet: 'Herren, din Gud, skall du tillbedja, och honom allena skall du tjäna.'»
11 Då lämnade djävulen honom; och se, änglar trädde fram och betjänade honom.
12 Men när han hörde att Johannes hade blivit satt i fängelse, drog han sig tillbaka till Galileen.
13 Och han lämnade Nasaret och begav sig till Kapernaum, som ligger vid sjön, på Sabulons och Neftalims område, och bosatte sig där,
14 för att det skulle fullbordas, som var sagt genom profeten Esaias, när han sade:
15 »Sabulons land och Neftalims land, trakten åt havet till, landet på andra sidan Jordan, hedningarnas Galileen --
16 det folk som där satt i mörker fick se ett stort ljus; ja, de som sutto i dödens ängd och skugga, för dem gick upp ett ljus.»
17 Från den tiden begynte Jesus predika och säga: »Gören bättring, ty himmelriket är nära.»
18 Då han nu vandrade utmed Galileiska sjön, fick han se två bröder, Simon, som kallas Petrus, och Andreas, hans broder, kasta ut nät i sjön, ty de voro fiskare.
19 Och han sade till dem: »Följen mig så skall jag göra eder till människofiskare.»
20 Strax lämnade de näten och följde honom.
21 När han hade gått därifrån ett stycke längre fram, fick han se två andra bröder, Jakob, Sebedeus' son, och Johannes, hans broder, där de jämte sin fader Sebedeus sutto i båten och ordnade sina nät; och han kallade dem till sig.
22 Och strax lämnade de båten och sin fader och följde honom.
23 Och han gick omkring i hela Galileen och undervisade i deras synagogor och predikade evangelium om riket och botade alla slags sjukdomar och allt slags skröplighet bland folket.
24 Och ryktet om honom gick ut över hela Syrien, och man förde till honom alla sjuka som voro hemsökta av olika slags lidanden och plågor, alla som voro besatta eller månadsrasande eller lama; och han botade dem.
25 Och honom följde mycket folk ifrån Galileen och Dekapolis och Jerusalem och Judeen och från landet på andra sidan Jordan.
Matthew 4
New International Version
Matthew 4
New International Version
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a](B) by the devil.(C) 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights,(D) he was hungry. 3 The tempter(E) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(F) tell these stones to become bread.”
4 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)
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city(H) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “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)
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”(K)
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “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
- Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
- Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
- Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
- Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
- Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13
- Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2
- Matthew 4:25 That is, the Ten Cities
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