New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Matthew chapter 4

Then Jesus was out into the by — specifically to be by .After for , he was .The came to him and said, “, tell these stones to become bread.”But Jesus answered, “: ‘People don’t live on bread alone — they live on every that comes from God’s mouth.’”Then the devil took him to and had him stand on the highest point of the .“If you really are God’s Son,” he said, “throw yourself down. After all, it’s written: ‘He will command his to take care of you, and they will lift you up in their hands so you won’t even stub your foot on a stone.’”Jesus told him, “It’s also written: ‘Don’t put your God to the test.’”Next, the devil took him to an extremely high mountain and showed him all the of the and their impressive .“I’ll give you all of this,” he said, “if you’ll me.”Jesus said to him, “Get out of here, ! It’s written: ‘Worship Yahweh your God, and only him.’”Then the devil left him, and angels came and .When Jesus heard that John had been , he withdrew to .He left Nazareth and went to live in , a town in the region of .This what was spoken through the prophet :“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, , beyond the Jordan — Galilee where the live —““the people living in have seen a , and for those sitting in the , light has broken through.”From that point on, Jesus began to announce, “ — !”Walking along the shore of the , Jesus saw two brothers — and his brother Andrew — casting a net into the lake. They were .“Come ,” Jesus said, “and I’ll make you .”, they their nets and followed him.Going on from there, he saw two other brothers — son of and his brother John — in a boat with their father Zebedee, their nets. He called them,and right away they the boat and their father and him.Jesus traveled throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their , announcing the of , and every disease and every sickness among the people.News about him spread across all of , and people brought to him everyone who was suffering from various diseases and intense pain — those , those with , and those who were — and he healed them. followed him — from Galilee, the , Jerusalem, Judea, and from .