Matthew 4
Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil, where he fasted for 40 days and nights before being tempted three times by Satan, each time resisting with scripture. After the devil left, angels ministered to Jesus, and he then withdrew to Galilee upon hearing of John's imprisonment. Jesus began preaching, calling people to repentance as the kingdom of heaven drew near, and recruited his first disciples, including Peter, Andrew, James, and John, who left their nets to follow him. Jesus then traveled throughout Galilee, teaching, preaching, and healing the sick, drawing large crowds from surrounding regions.
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, in order to be tempted by the devil2And when he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry3And approaching, the tempter said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.4And in response he said, "It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ 5Then the devil took him up, into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple6and said to him: "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it has been written: ‘For he has given charge of you to his angels, and they shall take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.’ 7Jesus said to him, "Again, it has been written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ 8Again, the devil took him up, onto a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory9and said to him, "All these things I will give to you, if you will fall down and adore me.10Then Jesus said to him: "Go away, Satan. For it has been written: ‘You shall adore the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’ 11Then the devil left him. And behold, Angels approached and ministered to him12And when Jesus had heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew into Galilee13And leaving behind the city of Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, near the sea, at the borders of Zebulun and of Naphtali14in order to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah15"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles16A people who were sitting in darkness have seen a great light. And unto those sitting in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: "Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.18And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen)19And he said to them: "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.20And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him21And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them22And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him23And Jesus traveled throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the people24And reports of him went out to all of Syria, and they brought to him all those who had maladies, those who were in the grasp of various sicknesses and torments, and those who were in the hold of demons, and the mentally ill, and paralytics. And he cured them25And a great crowd followed him from Galilee, and from the Ten Cities, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from across the Jordan
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