1144 | Matthew 4:1
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
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Then Jesus was led by the Spir it into the wil der ness to be tempt ed a by the devil .
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Af ter fast ing for ty days and for ty nights , he was hun gry . 3 The tempter came to him and said , “ If you are the Son of God , tell these stones to be come bread .” 4
Jesus an swered , “ It is writ ten : ‘ Man shall not live on bread alone , but on ev ery word that comes from the mouth of God .’ b ”
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Then the dev il took him to the holy city and had him stand on the high est point of the tem ple . 6 “ If you are the Son of God ,” he said , “ throw your self down . For it is writ ten :
“ ‘ 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 .’ c ”
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Jesus an swered him , “ It is also writ ten : ‘ Do not put the Lord your God to the test .’ d ” 8
Again , the dev il took him to a very high moun tain and showed him all the king doms of the world and their splen dor . 9 “ All this I will give you ,” he said , “ if you will bow down and wor ship me .”
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Jesus said to him , “ Away from me , Sa tan ! For it is writ ten : ‘ Wor ship the Lord your God , and serve him only .’ e ”
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Then the dev il left him , and an gels came and at tend ed him .
Jesus Begins to Preach
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When Jesus heard that John had been put in pris on , he with drew to Gali lee .
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Leav ing Naz a reth , he went and lived in Ca per na um , which was by the lake in the area of Zeb u lun and Naph ta li — 14 to ful fill what was said through the prophet Isaiah :
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“ 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 .” f
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From that time on Jesus be gan to preach , “ Re pent , for the king dom of heaven has come near .”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
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As Jesus was walk ing be side the Sea of Gal i lee , he saw two broth ers , Si mon called Pe ter and his broth er An drew . They were cast ing a net into the lake , for they were fishermen .
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“ Come , fol low me ,” Jesus said , “ and I will send you out to fish for peo ple .” 20 At once they left their nets and fol lowed him .
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Go ing on from there , he saw two oth er broth ers , James son of Zeb e dee and his broth er John . They were in a boat with their fa ther Zeb e dee , pre par ing their nets . Jesus called them , 22 and im me di ate ly they left the boat and their fa ther and fol lowed him .
Jesus Heals the Sick
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Jesus went throughout Galilee , teaching in their synagogues , proclaiming the good news of the king dom , and heal ing ev ery dis ease and sick ness among the people .
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News about him spread all over Syr ia , and peo ple brought to him all who were ill with var i ous dis eas es , those suf fer ing se vere pain , the de monpos sessed , those hav ing sei zures , and the par a lyzed ; and he healed them .
a 1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested . b 4 Deut . 8:3 c 6 Psalm 91:11,12 d 7 Deut . 6:16 e 10 Deut . 6:13 f 16 Isaiah 9:1,2