• The Temptation of Jesus

  • 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
  • 2 And after He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.
  • 3 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
  • 4 But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man 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 the 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: ‘He 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, “On the other hand, it is written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
  • 8 Again, 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, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”
  • 10 Then Jesus *said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’”
  • 11 Then the devil *left Him; and behold, angels came and began to serve Him.

  • Jesus Begins His Ministry

  • 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;
  • 13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled 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 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
  • 16 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 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

  • The First Disciples

  • 18 Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
  • 19 And He *said to them, “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, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother 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 about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
  • 24 And the news about Him spread throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, demon-possessed, people with epilepsy, and people who were paralyzed; and He healed them.
  • 25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.