Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 4

(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)

1ThenΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was ledἀνήχθηanēchthēG321byὑπὸhupoG5259theτὴνtēnG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151intoεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to be temptedπειρασθῆναιpeirasthēnaiG3985byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

2After fastingκαὶ νηστεύσαςkai nēsteusasG2532 G3522fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062nightsνύκταςnuktasG3571G5305,He was hungryἐπείνασεν.epeinasenG3983.

3καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588tempterπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036, “IfεἰeiG1487You areεἶeiG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,tellεἰπὲ ἵναeipe inaG2036 G2443theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778οἱhoiG3588stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037to becomeγένωνται.¶genōntaiG1096breadἄρτοιartoiG740.”

4ὉHoG3588ButδὲdeG1161Jesusansweredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036, “It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125ὁhoG3588: ‘Manοὐκ ἄνθρωπος,ouk anthrōposG444 G3756shall not liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909breadἄρτῳartōG740aloneμόνῳmonōG3441,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onἐπὶepiG1909everyπαντὶpantiG3956wordῥήματιrhēmatiG4487that comesἐκπορευομένῳekporeuomenōG1607fromδιὰdiaG1223themouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.’”

5ThenΤότεToteG5119theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228tookπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880HimαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172andκαὶkaiG2532setἔστησενestēsenG2476HimαὐτὸνautonG846onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588pinnacleπτερύγιονpterugionG4419of theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411.

6“IfεἰeiG1487You areεἶeiG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316καὶkaiG2532,”he saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “throwβάλεbaleG906YourselfG4572downκάτω·katōG2736.ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: ‘He will commandἐντελεῖταιenteleitaiG1781ὅτιhotiG3754τοῖςtoisG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32concerningπερὶperiG4012YouG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532they will lift You upἀροῦσίνarousinG4771 G142inἐπὶepiG1909theirhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,so that You will not strikeμήποτε προσκόψῃςmēpotepote proskopsēsG3361 G4219 G4350τὸνtonG3588YourG4771footπόδαpodaG4228againstπρὸςprosG4314a stoneλίθονlithonG3037.’”

7JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588, “It is also writtenπάλιν γέγραπται·palin gegraptaiG3825 G1125: ‘Do not putοὐκ ἐκπειράσειςouk ekpeiraseisG1598 G3756theLordκύριονkurionG2962τὸνtonG3588yourσου.¶souG4771God to the testθεόνtheonG2316.’”

8AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228tookπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880HimαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519a veryλίανlianG3029highὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308mountainὄροςorosG3735andκαὶkaiG2532showedδείκνυσινdeiknusinG1166HimαὐτῷautōG846allπάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588kingdomsβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391.

9“AllπάνταpantaG3956thisταῦτάtautaG3778I will giveδώσω,dōsōG1325YouσοιsoiG4771καὶkaiG2532,”he saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “ifἐὰνeanG1437You will fall downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andworshipπροσκυνήσῃςproskunēsēsG4352meG1473.”

10“Away from MeὕπαγεhupageG5217,Satanσατανᾶ·satanaG4567ΤότεToteG5119!”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588. “Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: ‘WorshipπροσκυνήσειςproskunēseisG4352theLordκύριονkurionG2962τὸνtonG3588yourσουsouG4771GodθεόνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532serveλατρεύσεις.latreuseisG3000HimαὐτῷautōG846onlyμόνῳmonōG3441.’”

11ThenτότεtoteG5119theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολος,diabolosG1228leftἀφίησινaphiēsinG863HimαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334andκαὶkaiG2532ministeredδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247to Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

(Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)

12WhenδὲdeG1161JesusheardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been imprisonedπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860,He withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

13καὶkaiG2532LeavingκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641τὴνtēnG3588NazarethΝαζαρά,NazaraG3478,He wentἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andlivedκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584,whichτὴνtēnG3588isby the seaπαραθαλασσίανparathalassianG3864inἐνenG1722theregionὁρίοιςhorioisG3725of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194andκαὶkaiG2532NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμ,NephthalimG3508,

14toἵναinaG2443fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268λέγοντος·legontosG3004:

15“LandγῆgēG1093of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194andκαὶkaiG2532landγῆgēG1093of NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμ,NephthalimG3508, theWayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the SeaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,beyondπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaiaG1056of theτῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484—

16theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992ὁhoG3588livingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521inἐνenG1722darknessG4653have seenG3708agreatμέγα,megaG3173lightφῶςphōsG5457καὶkaiG2532;on thoseτοῖςtoisG3588livingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722thelandχώρᾳchōraG5561καὶkaiG2532of theshadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,a lightφῶςphōsG5457has dawnedἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393αὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”

17FromἈπὸApoG575that timeτότεtoteG5119onJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganG756ὁhoG3588to preachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784καὶkaiG2532λέγειν·legeinG3004, “Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340,forγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772is nearἤγγικενēngikenG1448.”

The First Disciples

(Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)

18δὲdeG1161As Jesus was walkingΠεριπατῶνPeripatōnG4043besideπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613τὸνtonG3588calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406.They were castingβάλλονταςballontasG906a netἀμφίβληστρονamphiblēstronG293intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281,forγὰρgarG1063they wereἦσανēsanG1510fishermenἁλιεῖς.halieisG231.

19“Come, followδεῦτε ὀπίσωdeute opisōG1205 G3694MeG1473καὶkaiG2532,” JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “andκαὶkaiG2532I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160youὑμᾶςhumasG4771fishersἁλιεῖςhalieisG231of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

20οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863theirτὰtaG3588netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350andfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

21ΚαὶKaiG2532Going onπροβὰςprobasG4260from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417otherἄλλουςallousG243brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385sonτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491. They wereinἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588a boatπλοίῳploiōG4143withμετὰmetaG3326τοῦtouG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,mendingκαταρτίζονταςkatartizontasG2675τὰtaG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350καὶkaiG2532. JesuscalledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564themαὐτούς.autousG846,

22οἱhoiG3588andδὲdeG1161immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962andfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)

23ΚαὶKaiG2532JesuswentπεριῆγενperiēgenG4013throughoutἐν ὅλῃen holēG1722 G3650τῇtēaG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiaG1056,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321inἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864καὶkaiG2532,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932,andκαὶkaiG2532healingθεραπεύωνtherapeuōnG2323everyπᾶσανpasanG3956diseaseνόσονnosonG3554andκαὶkaiG2532πᾶσανpasanG3956sicknessμαλακίανmalakianG3119amongἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

24ΚαὶKaiG2532ἡhēG3588NewsἀκοὴakoēG189about HimαὐτοῦautouG846spreadἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565allὅληνholēnG3650overεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588SyriaΣυρίαν·SurianG4947,andκαὶkaiG2532peoplebroughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to HimαὐτῷautōG846allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588were illκακῶςkakōsG2560withἔχοντας,echontasG2192variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554καὶkaiG2532,those sufferingσυνεχομένους,sunechomenousG4912acute painβασάνοιςbasanoisG931καὶkaiG2532, thedemon-possessedδαιμονιζομένουςdaimonizomenousG1139καὶkaiG2532, thosehaving seizuresσεληνιαζομένουςselēniazomenousG4583,andκαὶkaiG2532theparalyzedπαραλυτικούς·paralutikousG3885,andκαὶkaiG2532He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323themαὐτούς.autousG846.

25καὶkaiG2532LargeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190HimαὐτῷautōG846, having comefromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056καὶkaiG2532, theDecapolisΔεκαπόλεωςDekapoleōsG1179,καὶkaiG2532JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414καὶkaiG2532,JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,andκαὶkaiG2532beyondπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνου.¶IordanouG2446.