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Matthew 4
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The Temptation of Jesus

4Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil.G5119G2424G321G5259G4151G1519G2048G3985G5259G1228
2After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry.G2532G3522G5062G2250G2532G5062G3571G5305G3983
3Then the Devil came to him and said, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn into bread."G2532G3985G4334G846G2036G1487G1488G5207G2316G2036G2443G3778G3037G1096G740
4But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.' "G1161G611G2036G1125G444G2198G3756G2198G1909G740G3441G235G1909G3956G4487G1607G1223G4750G2316
5Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple,G5119G1228G3880G846G3880G1519G40G4172G2532G2476G846G1909G4419G2411
6and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says, 'God will give orders to his angels about you; they will hold you up with their hands, so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.' "G2532G3004G846G1487G1488G5207G2316G906G4572G2736G1063G1125G3754G1781G846G32G1781G4012G4675G2532G1909G5495G142G4571G142G3379G4350G4675G4228G4314G3037
7Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "G2424G5346G846G1125G3825G1598G3756G1598G2962G4675G2316
8Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness.G3825G1228G3880G846G3880G1519G3029G5308G3735G2532G1166G846G3956G932G2889G2532G1391G846
9"All this I will give you," the Devil said, "if you kneel down and worship me."G2532G3004G846G3956G5023G1325G4671G1437G4098G4352G3427
10Then Jesus answered, "Go away, Satan! The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!' "G5119G3004G2424G846G5217G4567G1063G1125G4352G2962G4675G2316G2532G846G3441G3000
11Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.G5119G1228G863G846G2532G2400G32G4334G2532G1247G846

Jesus Begins His Work in Galilee

12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee.G1161G2424G191G3754G2491G3860G402G1519G1056
13He did not stay in Nazareth, but went to live in Capernaum, a town by Lake Galilee, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.G2532G2641G3478G2064G2730G1519G2584G3588G3864G1722G3725G2194G2532G3508
14This was done to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said,G2443G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004
15"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee, land of the Gentiles!G1093G2194G2532G1093G3508G3598G2281G4008G2446G1056G1484
16The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine."G2992G3588G2521G1722G4655G1492G3173G5457G2532G3588G2521G1722G5561G2532G4639G2288G5457G393G846
17From that time Jesus began to preach his message: "Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"G575G5119G2424G756G2784G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G1448

Jesus Calls Four Fishermen

18As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers who were fishermen, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew, catching fish in the lake with a net.G1161G2424G4043G3844G2281G1056G1492G1417G80G4613G3004G4074G2532G406G846G80G906G293G1519G2281G1063G2258G231
19Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people."G2532G3004G846G1205G3694G3450G2532G4160G5209G231G444
20At once they left their nets and went with him.G1161G2112G863G1350G190G846
21He went on and saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets ready. Jesus called them,G2532G4260G1564G1492G243G1417G80G2385G3588G2199G2532G2491G846G80G1722G4143G3326G2199G846G3962G2675G846G1350G2532G2564G846
22and at once they left the boat and their father, and went with him.G1161G2112G863G4143G2532G846G3962G190G846

Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals

23Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people who had all kinds of disease and sickness.G2532G2424G4013G3650G1056G1321G1722G846G4864G2532G2784G2098G932G2532G2323G3956G3554G2532G3956G3119G1722G2992
24The news about him spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics - -and Jesus healed them all.G2532G846G189G565G1519G3650G4947G2532G4374G846G3956G2560G2192G4912G4164G3554G2532G931G2532G1139G2532G4583G2532G3885G2532G2323G846
25Large crowds followed him from Galilee and the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, Judea, and the land on the other side of the Jordan.G2532G190G846G4183G3793G575G1056G2532G1179G2532G2414G2532G2449G2532G4008G2446


Good News Translation. Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. More details.
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