1706 | Matthew 4:5
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city j and had him stand on the high est point of the temple . 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 .’ a ” k
7 Jesus an swered him , “ It is also writ ten : ‘ Do not put the Lord your God to the test .’ b ” l
8 Again , the devil 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 worship me .”
10 Jesus said to him , “ Away from me , Sa tan ! m For it is writ ten : ‘ Wor ship the Lord your God , and serve him only .’ c ” n
11 Then the devil left him , and an gels came and at tended him . o
Jesus Begins to Preach 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison , p he withdrew to Galilee . q
13 Leaving Naz a reth , he went and lived in Ca per naum , r which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali — 14 to ful fill what was said through the prophet Isa iah :
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 .” d s
4:5 j Ne 11:1 ; Da 9:24 ; Mt 27:53
4:6 k Ps 91:11 , 12 4:7 l Dt 6:16
4:10 m 1Ch 21:1 n Dt 6:13
4:11 o Mt 26:53 ; Lk 22:43 ; Heb 1:14
4:12 p Mt 14:3 q Mk 1:14
4:13 r Mk 1:21 ; Lk 4:23 , 31 ; Jn 2:12 ; 4:46 , 47
4:16 s Isa 9:1 , 2 ; Lk 2:32
4:17 t Mt 3:2
4:18 u Mt 15:29 ; Mk 7:31 ; Jn 6:1 v Mt 16:17 , 18
4:19 w Mk 10:21 , 28 , 52 4:21 x Mt 20:20
4:23 y Mk 1:39 ; Lk 4:15 , 44 z Mt 9:35 ; 13:54 ;
Mk 1:21 ; Lk 4:15 ; Jn 6:59 a Mk 1:14 b Mt 3:2 ; Ac 20:25
c Mt 8:16 ; 15:30 ; Ac 10:38
17 From that time on Jesus be gan to preach , “ Re pent , for the king dom of heaven t has come near .”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
4:18-22pp — Mk 1:16-20 ; Lk 5:2-11 ; Jn 1:35-42
18 As Jesus was walk ing be side the Sea of Gal i lee , u he saw two broth ers , Si mon called
Pe ter v and his brother An drew . They were cast ing a net into the lake , for they were fishermen . 19 “ Come , fol low me ,” w Jesus said , “ and I will send you out to fish for peo ple .” 20 At once they left their nets and fol lowed him .
21 Go ing on from there , he saw two other broth ers , James son of Zeb e dee and his brother John . x 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 ately they left the boat and their fa ther and fol lowed him .
Jesus Heals the Sick 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee , y teaching in their synagogues , z pro claim ing the good news a of the king dom , b and heal ing ev ery dis ease and sick ness among the peo ple . c 24 News
a 6 Psalm 91:11,12 b 7 Deut . 6:16 c 10 Deut . 6:13 d 16 Isaiah 9:1,2
4:5 – 7 The second temptation appeals to the desire to have one ’ s life saved spectacularly . Satan quotes Scripture ( Ps 91:11 – 12 ) but applies it in exactly the wrong context . Jesus again counters with the more relevant Scripture for this setting ( Deut 6:16 ). One must never manipulate God by trying to force his hand . 4:8 – 10 The third temptation may occur in a vision ( though no less real a test ), since there are no places from which one can literally see “ all the kingdoms of the world ” ( v . 8 ). Worshiping Satan is by far the worst of his three demands since “ the Lord your God ” alone ( v . 10 ) should be adored ( Deut 6:13 ). Jesus does claim authority over all the cosmos but cannot do so if he bypasses the cross . Scripture has already demonstrated this . He will rescue those who want salvation but not those implacably opposed to him . 4:11 Now that Christ has passed his tests , it is appropriate for the angels to minister to his needs .
4:12 in prison . For John ’ s imprisonment , see 14:1 – 12 . 4:13 Capernaum . A slightly larger town than Nazareth on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee . The last preparatory event before Jesus ’ public ministry is to relocate here . The location , along with the highway from Damascus to the Mediterranean Sea , makes Matthew recall another OT prophecy ( Isa 9:1 – 2 ). 4:14 – 16 In the context of Isa 9:6 , this is a fairly direct prediction that could be fulfilled only by a divine Messiah . 4:15 Galilee of the Gentiles . Since the eighth century BC , Galilee had often had proportionally more Gentile residents than Judea had ( cf . Luke 1:79 ; 2:32 ). 4:17 Matthew summarizes Jesus ’ message with the identical words he used in headlining John ’ s ( 3:2 ). But 11:16 – 19 notes key differences between the two . From that time on Jesus began to . Marks the end of the first major section of Matthew , just as it will begin the third and last major section ( cf . 16:21 ). 4:18 — 16:20 The Major Phase of Jesus ’ Public Ministry . Here appear the highlights of Jesus ’ public ministry , especially in Galilee . 4:18 – 25 Introduction to the Galilean Ministry . Calling his first disciples and announcing the arrival of God ’ s kingdom via preaching , teaching , and healing set the stage for Jesus ’ great sermon , beginning in ch . 5 . 4:18 – 22 Two pairs of fishermen brothers are the first Jesus calls to follow him ( see photos , pp . 1770 , 1833 ). Rabbis typically selected disciples from among those who wanted to learn from them . Jesus reverses this process . John 1:35 – 51 shows that some of his disciples had previous exposure to him . Matthew stresses the immediacy of their response to Jesus ’ call . 4:18 Simon called Peter . See 16:18 . 4:23 – 25 Jesus ’ travels , along with the lands from which people came to see and hear him ,