Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus

(Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)

¹Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.2 ²After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.2

³The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”2

⁴But Jesus answered, “It is written:

‘Man shall not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”3

⁵Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.2 ⁶“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written:

‘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.’”2

⁷Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”2

⁸Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.2 ⁹“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”3

¹⁰“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”3

¹¹Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.2

Jesus Begins His Ministry

(Isaiah 9:1–7; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)

¹²When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.1 ¹³Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,1 ¹⁴to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:1

¹⁵“Land of Zebulun

and land of Naphtali,

the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles—1

¹⁶the people living in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.”1

¹⁷From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”1

The First Disciples

(Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:35–42)

¹⁸As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.1 ¹⁹“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”1 ²⁰And at once they left their nets and followed Him.1

²¹Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,1 ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.1

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Mark 3:7–12; Luke 6:17–19)

²³Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.1 ²⁴News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

²⁵Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.1