1 After this, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ISV — Matthew 4:1
2 After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry. ISV — Matthew 4:2
3 Then the tempter came. “Since a4:3 Or “If, as is the case, you are the Son of God,” he said, “tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” ISV — Matthew 4:3
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.’” b4:4 Deut 8:3; MT source citation reads LORD ISV — Matthew 4:4
5 Then the devil took him to the Holy City c4:5 i.e. Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. ISV — Matthew 4:5
6 He told Jesus, d4:6 Lit. him “Since e4:6 Or “If, as is the case, you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written, ‘God f4:6 Lit. He will put his angels in charge of you,’ and, ‘With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’” g4:6 Cf. Ps 91:11-12 ISV — Matthew 4:6
7 Jesus responded to him, “It is also written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord h4:7 MT source citation reads LORD your God.’” i4:7 Cf. Deut 6:16 ISV — Matthew 4:7
8 Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor. ISV — Matthew 4:8
9 He told Jesus, j4:9 Lit. him “I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!” ISV — Matthew 4:9
10 Then Jesus told him, “Go away, k4:10 Other mss. read Get behind me Satan! Because it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” l4:10 Deut 6:13 ISV — Matthew 4:10
11 So the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him. ( ; ) ISV — Matthew 4:11
12 Now when Jesus m4:12 Lit. he heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee. ISV — Matthew 4:12
13 He left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, ISV — Matthew 4:13
14 in order to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said, ISV — Matthew 4:14
15 “O Land of Zebulun and Land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the unbelievers! n4:15 Lit. gentiles ; i.e. unbelieving non-Jews ISV — Matthew 4:15
16 The people living o4:16 Lit. sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living p4:16 Lit. sitting in the land and shadow of death, a light has risen.” q4:16 Cf. Isa 9:1-2 ISV — Matthew 4:16
17 From then on, Jesus began to announce, “Repent, because the kingdom from r4:17 Lit. of heaven is near!” ( ; ) ISV — Matthew 4:17
18 While Jesus s4:18 Lit. he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon (also t4:18 The Gk. lacks also called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen. ISV — Matthew 4:18
19 “Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fishers of people!” ISV — Matthew 4:19
20 So at once they left their nets and followed him. ISV — Matthew 4:20
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 repairing their nets. When he called them, ISV — Matthew 4:21
22 they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him. ( ) ISV — Matthew 4:22
23 Then he went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people. ISV — Matthew 4:23
24 His fame spread throughout Syria, and people u4:24 Lit. they brought to him everyone who was sick—those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed—and he healed them. ISV — Matthew 4:24
25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, v4:25 Lit. the Ten Cities, a loose federation of ten cities strongly influenced by Greek culture Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan followed him. ISV — Matthew 4:25