Matthew 4
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
But Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.'”
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took him into the holy city and set him on the highest point of the temple building,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will command his angels to take care of you,' and, 'They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not hit your foot against a stone.'”
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, 'You must not test the Lord your God.'”
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Again, the devil took him up to a very high hill and showed him all the kingdoms of the world along with all their splendor.
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
He said to him, “All these things I will give you, if you fall down and worship me.”
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Then Jesus said to him, “Go away from here, Satan! For it is written, 'You will worship the Lord your God, and you will serve only him.'”
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
He left Nazareth and went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the Sea of Galilee, in the territories of Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
This happened to fulfill what was said by Isaiah the prophet,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles!
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, upon them has a light arisen.”
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
As he was 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 saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
Immediately they left the nets and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
As Jesus was going on from there he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee, and John his brother. They were in the boat with Zebedee their father mending their nets. He called them,
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Jesus went about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
The news about him went out into all of Syria, and the people brought to him all those who were sick, ill with various diseases and pains, those possessed by demons, and the epileptic and paralytic. Jesus healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan.
Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
