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Matthew 4
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The Temptation of Jesus

4Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.G5119G2424G321G5259G4151G1519G2048G3985G5259G1228 2He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.G2532G3522G5062G2250G2532G5062G3571G5305G3983 3The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."G2532G3985G4334G846G2036G1487G1488G5207G2316G2036G2443G3778G3037G1096G740 4But he answered, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"G1161G611G2036G1125G444G2198G3756G2198G1909G740G3441G235G1909G3956G4487G1607G1223G4750G2316 5Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,G5119G1228G3880G846G3880G1519G40G4172G2532G2476G846G1909G4419G2411 6saying 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, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"G2532G3004G846G1487G1488G5207G2316G906G4572G2736G1063G1125G3754G1781G846G32G1781G4012G4675G2532G1909G5495G142G4571G142G3379G4350G4675G4228G4314G3037 7Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"G2424G5346G846G1125G3825G1598G3756G1598G2962G4675G2316 8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor;G3825G1228G3880G846G3880G1519G3029G5308G3735G2532G1166G846G3956G932G2889G2532G1391G846 9and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."G2532G3004G846G3956G5023G1325G4671G1437G4098G4352G3427 10Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! for it is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"G5119G3004G2424G846G5217G4567G1063G1125G4352G2962G4675G2316G2532G846G3441G3000 11Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.G5119G1228G863G846G2532G2400G32G4334G2532G1247G846

Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee

12Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.G1161G2424G191G3754G2491G3860G402G1519G1056 13He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,G2532G2641G3478G2064G2730G1519G2584G3588G3864G1722G3725G2194G2532G3508 14so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:G2443G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004 15"Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—G1093G2194G2532G1093G3508G3598G2281G4008G2446G1056G1484 16the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."G2992G3588G2521G1722G4655G1492G3173G5457G2532G3588G2521G1722G5561G2532G4639G2288G5457G393G846 17From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."G575G5119G2424G756G2784G2532G3004G3340G1063G932G3772G1448

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18As he walked 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.G1161G2424G4043G3844G2281G1056G1492G1417G80G4613G3004G4074G2532G406G846G80G906G293G1519G2281G1063G2258G231 19And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people."G2532G3004G846G1205G3694G3450G2532G4160G5209G231G444 20Immediately they left their nets and followed him.G1161G2112G863G1350G190G846 21As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.G2532G4260G1564G1492G243G1417G80G2385G3588G2199G2532G2491G846G80G1722G4143G3326G2199G846G3962G2675G846G1350G2532G2564G846 22Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.G1161G2112G863G4143G2532G846G3962G190G846

Jesus Ministers to Crowds of People

23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.G2532G2424G4013G3650G1056G1321G1722G846G4864G2532G2784G2098G932G2532G2323G3956G3554G2532G3956G3119G1722G2992 24So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them.G2532G846G189G565G1519G3650G4947G2532G4374G846G3956G2560G2192G4912G4164G3554G2532G931G2532G1139G2532G4583G2532G3885G2532G2323G846 25And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.G2532G190G846G4183G3793G575G1056G2532G1179G2532G2414G2532G2449G2532G4008G2446


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