Matthew 4

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Satan Tempts The Son of God To Act Contrary To His Father’s Will

4 Then Jesus was led-up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. ² And having fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. ³ And having come to Him, the one tempting said to Him, “If You are^[a] God’s Son, say that these stones should become loaves-of-bread”. ⁴ But the One, having responded, said, “It has been written [in Deut 8:3]: ‘Mankind^[b] shall live not on bread alone, but on every word proceeding-out through the mouth of God’” ⁵ Then the devil takes Him into the holy city. And he stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple. ⁶ And he says to Him, “If You are God’s Son, throw Yourself down. For it has been written: ‘Because^[c] He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up on their hands that You may not ever strike Your foot against a stone’” [Ps 91:11-12]. ⁷ Jesus said to him, “Again^[d], it has been written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test’” [Deut 6:16]. ⁸ Again, the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹ And he said to Him, “I will give all these things to You if, having fallen-down, You give-worship to me”. ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to him, “Go-away, Satan! For it has been written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’” [Deut 6:13]. ¹¹ Then the devil leaves Him. And behold— angels came to Him and were ministering to Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry In Capernaum of Galilee, Fulfilling Isaiah

¹² And having heard that John was handed-over^[e] [to prison], He went-back^[f] into Galilee. ¹³ And having left-behind Nazareth, having come, He dwelled in Capernaum, the one by-the-sea in the districts of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴ in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken through Isaiah the prophet saying ¹⁵ “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ¹⁶ the people sitting in darkness saw a great Light. And for the ones sitting in the region and shadow of death, a Light rose for them” [Isa 9:1-2]. ¹⁷ From that time on Jesus began to proclaim and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn-near”.

Jesus Calls Peter And Andrew And Then James And John To Follow Him

¹⁸ And while walking beside the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers— Simon (the one being called Peter) and Andrew, his brother— throwing a casting-net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And He says to them, “Come after Me and I will make you fishermen of people”. ²⁰ And immediately the ones, having left the nets, followed Him. ²¹ And having gone on from there He saw two other brothers— James (the son of Zebedee) and John, his brother— preparing^[g] their nets in the boat with Zebedee their father. And He called them. ²² And immediately the ones, having left the boat and their father, followed Him.

Jesus Goes Around All Galilee Teaching And Healing Every Disease

²³ And He was going around in all Galilee— teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good-news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every infirmity among the people. ²⁴ And the report^[h] of Him went into all Syria^[i]. And they brought to Him all the ones being ill, being gripped^[j] with various diseases and torments, and being demon-possessed, and having seizures^[k], and paralytics. And He cured them.

The Teachings of The King: True Righteousness Expounded With Divine Authority

²⁵ And large crowds from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed Him.