Matthew 4
The Temptation of Jesus
(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)
¹ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
² After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
³ The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
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.’1”
⁵ Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
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.’2”
⁷ Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’3”
⁸ Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
⁹ “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
¹⁰ “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’4”
¹¹ Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
(Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)
¹² When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
¹³ Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
¹⁴ to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
¹⁵ “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
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.”5
¹⁷ From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
The First Disciples
(Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)
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.
¹⁹ “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
²⁰ And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
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,
²² and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Jesus Heals the Multitudes
(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)
²³ Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
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.
²⁵ Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis,6 Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.