Matthew 4 / 28
- 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
- 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
- 3The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
- 4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "
- 5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
- 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.' "
- 7Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "
- 8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
- 9"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
- 10Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' "
- 11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. (Jesus Begins to Preach )
- 12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee.
- 13Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali--
- 14to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
- 15"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--
- 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."
- 17From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." (The Calling of the First Disciples )
- 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 lake, for they were fishermen.
- 19"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
- 20At once they left their nets and followed him.
- 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, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
- 22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. (Jesus Heals the Sick )
- 23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- 24News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.
- 25Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.