< Matthew 4 >

1 Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.
And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry.
3 And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
4 But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.
But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,
Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and stands him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge the Lord thy God.
8 Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,
Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
9 and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.
And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me.
10 Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.
11 Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
Then the devil leaves him, and behold, agents came and served him.
12 But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee.
13 and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,
And having left Nazareth behind, after coming, he dwelt in Capernaum by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
15 Land of Zabulon and land of Nepthalim, way of [the] sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 — the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.
the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.
17 From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.
18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers;
And 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.
19 and he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
20 And they, having left their trawl-nets, immediately followed him.
And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.
21 And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;
And having gone 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. And he called them.
22 and they, having left the ship and their father, immediately followed him.
And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
23 And [Jesus] went round the whole [of] Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.
And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
24 And his fame went out into the whole [of] Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.
25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.
And many multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed him.

< Matthew 4 >