Matthew 4 — Read the Bible (BSB)

The Temptation of Jesus

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

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

⁴ But Jesus answered, “It is written:

‘Man shall not live on bread alone,

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

⁵ Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle 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.’*”

⁷ Jesus replied,

“It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’*”

⁸ Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

⁹ “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

¹⁰ “Away from Me, Satan!”

Jesus told him.

“For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’*”

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

Jesus Begins His Ministry

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

¹⁵ “Land of Zebulun

and land of Naphtali,

the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles —

¹⁶ the people living in darkness

have seen a great light;

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

a light has dawned.”*

¹⁷ From that time on Jesus began to preach,

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

The First Disciples

¹⁸ As 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. ¹⁹“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

²¹ Going 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, ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

²³ Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel 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 acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

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

Footnotes

v. 4Deuteronomy 8:3↩

v. 6Psalm 91:11–12↩

v. 7Deuteronomy 6:16↩

v. 10Deuteronomy 6:13↩

v. 16Isaiah 9:1–2↩

v. 25That is, the Ten Cities↩