3.2 KiB
The Temptation of Jesus
Chapter 4
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
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Then the tempter approached him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
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He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
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Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
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and 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 they will support you with their hands** so that you will not strike** your foot against a stone.**"
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Jesus told him, "It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God."
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Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
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And he said to him, "I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me."
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Then Jesus told him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him."
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Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.
Ministry in Galilee
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When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
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He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,** along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan,** Galilee of the Gentiles.**
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The people who live in darkness** have seen a great light,** and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,** a light has dawned.**
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From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near." The First Disciples
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As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea--for they were fishermen.
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"Follow me," he told them, "and I will make you fish for people."
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Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets, and he called them.
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Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Teaching, Preaching, and Healing
- Now Jesus began to go all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Then the news about him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And he healed them.
- Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.