Mat 4 | NASB2020 | 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 for forty days and forty nights, He ^{▼▼Or 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: ‘ ^gMan shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’”

5 Then the devil *took Him along into ^hthe holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and he *said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written:

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

8 ^lAgain, the devil *took Him along to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “ ^mAll these things I will give You, if You fall down and ^{▼▼Lit prostrate Yourself to}worship me.” 10 Then Jesus *said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘ ^oYou 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 serve 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 happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

15 “ ^uThe land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
^{▼▼Or Toward the sea}By the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the ^{▼▼Lit nations, usually non-Jewish} Gentiles--
16 ^xThe 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, “ ^aaRepent, for the kingdom of heaven ^{▼▼Lit has come near}is at hand.”

The First Disciples

18 ^acNow as Jesus was walking by ^adthe Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^aeSimon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He *said to them, “ ^{▼▼Or Come after Me}Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^{▼▼Or Jacob
,} ^ahJames the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^{▼▼Gr Joannes, for Heb Johanan}John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, 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 ^ajabout in all of Galilee, ^akteaching in their synagogues and ^alproclaiming the ^{▼▼Or good news}gospel of the kingdom, and ^anhealing every disease and every sickness among the people.

24 And the news about Him spread ^aothroughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, ^apdemon-possessed, people with ^aqepilepsy, and people who were ^arparalyzed; and He healed them. 25 Large crowds ^asfollowed Him from Galilee and ^atthe Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from ^aubeyond the Jordan.