Matthew 4

¹Matthew 4:1. Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.²Matthew 4:2. After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.³Matthew 4:3. The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”⁴Matthew 4:4. But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”⁵Matthew 4:5. Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.⁶Matthew 4:6. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”⁷Matthew 4:7. Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”⁸Matthew 4:8. Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.⁹Matthew 4:9. “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”¹⁰Matthew 4:10. “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”¹¹Matthew 4:11. Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.

¹²Matthew 4:12. When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.¹³Matthew 4:13. Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,¹⁴Matthew 4:14. to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:¹⁵Matthew 4:15. “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—¹⁶Matthew 4:16. the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”¹⁷Matthew 4:17. From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

¹⁸Matthew 4:18. As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.¹⁹Matthew 4:19. “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”²⁰Matthew 4:20. And at once they left their nets and followed Him.²¹Matthew 4:21. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,²²Matthew 4:22. and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

²³Matthew 4:23. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.²⁴Matthew 4:24. News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.²⁵Matthew 4:25. Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.