Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
After fasting forty days and nights, he was hungry.
3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
The tempter came and said to him, “If you really are the Son of God, order these stones to turn into bread.”
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’”
Jesus answered, “As Scripture says, ‘Human beings do not live by only eating bread, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the top of the Temple.
6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
“If you really are the son of God, then throw yourself off,” he told Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘He will order his angels to save you from harm. They will catch you so that you won't fall by tripping over a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
Jesus answered, “As Scripture also says, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their glory.
9 He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
He said to Jesus, “I will give you all these if you fall down on your knees and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
“Go away, Satan!” said Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him, and him alone.’”
11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
Then the devil left him, and angels came to care for him.
12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee.
13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Leaving Nazareth, he came to stay in Capernaum, on the shores of the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphthali.
14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said,
15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
“In the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphthali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan River, in Galilee where the foreigners live:
16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
The people living in darkness saw a great light; the light of dawn has shined on those living in the land of the shadow of death.”
17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
From that time on Jesus began declaring his message, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has arrived!”
18 Walking by 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.
As he was walking by the sea of Galilee Jesus saw two brothers. Simon, also called Peter, and his brother Andrew, were casting a net in the sea. They made their living by catching fish.
19 He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
“Come and follow me, and I will teach you how to catch people,” he told them.
20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.
They left their nets immediately and followed him.
21 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.
Continuing on he saw two other brothers, James and John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them to follow him.
22 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
They left the boat and their father immediately, and followed him.
23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, telling the good news of the kingdom, and healing all the diseases and illnesses the people had.
24 The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
News about him spread throughout the province of Syria. They brought everyone who was sick to him: people troubled by seizures, the demon-possessed, those who were mentally ill, people who were paralyzed, and he healed all of them.
25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region beyond Jordan.
