Mat 4 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil .

a Matt 4:1-11: Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-13

Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus

1 ^aThen Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness ^bto be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had ^cfasted forty days and forty nights, He ^{▼▼ Lit later became; or afterward became}then became hungry. 3 And ^ethe tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the ^fSon of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘ ^g Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

5 Then the devil took Him into ^hthe holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘ ⁱ He will command His angels concerning You’;
and
‘On their hands they will bear You up,
So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

7 Jesus said to him, ^{▼▼ Lit Again}“On the other hand, it is written, ‘ ^k You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

8 ^lAgain, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, ^m“All these things I will give You, if You fall down and ^{▼▼ Lit prostrate Yourself}worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘ ^o You shall worship the Lord your God, and ^{▼▼ Or fulfill religious duty to Him} serve Him only.’” 11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, ^qangels came and began to minister to Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

12 Now when Jesus heard that ^rJohn had been taken into custody, ^sHe withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and ^tsettled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 15 ^u“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
^{▼▼ Or Toward the sea} By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the ^{▼▼ Lit nations, usually non-Jewish} Gentiles—
16 ^x“The 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.”

17 ^yFrom that time Jesus began to ^{▼▼ Or proclaim}preach and say, ^aa“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

The First Disciples

18 ^abNow as Jesus was walking by ^acthe Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^adSimon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He said to them, ^{▼▼ Lit Come here after Me}“Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^{▼▼ Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob
,} ^agJames the son of Zebedee, and ^{▼▼ Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan}John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Ministry in Galilee

23 Jesus was going ^aithroughout all Galilee, ^ajteaching in their synagogues and ^akproclaiming the ^{▼▼ Or good news}gospel of the kingdom, and ^amhealing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

24 The news about Him spread ^anthroughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, ^aodemoniacs, ^{▼▼ Lit moonstruck
,} ^aqepileptics, ^arparalytics; and He healed them. 25 Large crowds ^asfollowed Him from Galilee and ^at the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from ^aubeyond the Jordan.