Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 After fasting forty days and nights, he was hungry.
And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry.
3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you really are the Son of God, order these stones to turn into 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 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.’”
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 took him to the holy city and placed him on the top of the Temple.
Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and stands him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 “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.’”
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 answered, “As Scripture also says, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge the Lord thy God.
8 Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all 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 He said to Jesus, “I will give you all these if you fall down on your knees and worship me.”
And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me.
10 “Go away, Satan!” said Jesus. “As Scripture says, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him, and him alone.’”
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 left him, and angels came to care for him.
Then the devil leaves him, and behold, agents came and served him.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee.
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee.
13 Leaving Nazareth, he came to stay in Capernaum, on the shores of the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphthali.
And having left Nazareth behind, after coming, he dwelt in Capernaum by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said,
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
15 “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:
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 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.”
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 on Jesus began declaring his message, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has arrived!”
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.
18 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.
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 “Come and follow me, and I will teach you how to catch people,” he told them.
And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.
And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.
21 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.
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 They left the boat and their father immediately, and followed him.
And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
23 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.
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 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.
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 Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region beyond Jordan.
And many multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed him.
