Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus

11Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness 2to be tempted by the devil. 2And after He had 3fasted for forty days and forty nights, He 4then became hungry. 3And 5the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the 6Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘7Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’”

5Then the devil took Him along into 8the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and he said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written: ‘9He will give His angels orders concerning You’; and ‘On their hands they will lift You up, So that You do not strike Your foot against a stone.’” 7Jesus said to him, “10On the other hand, it is written: ‘11You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

812Again, the devil took Him along to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9and he said to Him, “13All these things I will give You, if You fall down and 14worship me.” 10Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘15You shall worship the Lord your God, and 16serve Him only.’” 11Then the devil left Him; and behold, 17angels came and began to serve Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

12Now when Jesus heard that 18John had been taken into custody, 19He withdrew into Galilee; 13and leaving Nazareth, He came and 20settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:15“21The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 22By the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the 23Gentiles--1624The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”

1725From that time Jesus began to 26preach and say, “27Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

The First Disciples

1828Now as Jesus was walking by 29the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, 30Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19And He said to them, “31Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 20Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21Going on from there He saw two other brothers, 3233James the son of Zebedee, and his brother 34John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Ministry in Galilee

23Jesus was going 35about in all of Galilee, 36teaching in their synagogues and 37proclaiming the 38gospel of the kingdom, and 39healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

24And the news about Him spread 40throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, 41demon-possessed, people with 42epilepsy, and people who were 43paralyzed; and He healed them. 25Large crowds 44followed Him from Galilee and 45the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from 46beyond the Jordan.