Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus

4Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.G5119G2424G321G5259G4151G1519G2048G3985G5259G12282And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.G2532G3522G5062G2250G2532G5062G3571G5305G39833And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."G2532G3985G4334G846G2036G1487G1488G5207G2316G2036G2443G3778G3037G1096G7404But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"G1161G611G2036G1125G444G2198G3756G2198G1909G740G3441G235G1909G3956G4487G1607G1223G4750G23165Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the templeG5119G1228G3880G846G3880G1519G40G4172G2532G2476G846G1909G4419G24116and 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, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"G2532G3004G846G1487G1488G5207G2316G906G4572G2736G1063G1125G3754G1781G846G32G1781G4012G4675G2532G1909G5495G142G4571G142G3379G4350G4675G4228G4314G30377Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"G2424G5346G846G1125G3825G1598G3756G1598G2962G4675G23168Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.G3825G1228G3880G846G3880G1519G3029G5308G3735G2532G1166G846G3956G932G2889G2532G1391G8469And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."G2532G3004G846G3956G5023G1325G4671G1437G4098G4352G342710Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"G5119G3004G2424G846G5217G4567G1063G1125G4352G2962G4675G2316G2532G846G3441G300011Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.G5119G1228G863G846G2532G2400G32G4334G2532G1247G846

Jesus Begins His Ministry

12Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.G1161G2424G191G3754G2491G3860G402G1519G105613And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,G2532G2641G3478G2064G2730G1519G2584G3588G3864G1722G3725G2194G2532G350814so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:G2443G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G300415"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—G1093G2194G2532G1093G3508G3598G2281G4008G2446G1056G148416the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned."G2992G3588G2521G1722G4655G1492G3173G5457G2532G3588G2521G1722G5561G2532G4639G2288G5457G393G84617From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."G575G5119G2424G756G2784G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G1448

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18While 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.G1161G2424G4043G3844G2281G1056G1492G1417G80G4613G3004G4074G2532G406G846G80G906G293G1519G2281G1063G2258G23119And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."G2532G3004G846G1205G3694G3450G2532G4160G5209G231G44420Immediately they left their nets and followed him.G1161G2112G863G1350G190G84621And 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, and he called them.G2532G4260G1564G1492G243G1417G80G2385G3588G2199G2532G2491G846G80G1722G4143G3326G2199G846G3962G2675G846G1350G2532G2564G84622Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.G1161G2112G863G4143G2532G846G3962G190G846

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

23And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.G2532G2424G4013G3650G1056G1321G1722G846G4864G2532G2784G2098G932G2532G2323G3956G3554G2532G3956G3119G1722G299224So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.G2532G846G189G565G1519G3650G4947G2532G4374G846G3956G2560G2192G4912G4164G3554G2532G931G2532G1139G2532G4583G2532G3885G2532G2323G84625And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.G2532G190G846G4183G3793G575G1056G2532G1179G2532G2414G2532G2449G2532G4008G2446