Matthew, 4

1. Then Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil.

1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, after which he was hungry,

2. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry.

3. and the tester came and said to him, 'If you are Son of God, tell these stones to turn into loaves.'

3. And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."

4. But he replied, 'Scripture says: Human beings live not on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'

4. But he answered, "It is written, `Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"

5. The devil then took him to the holy city and set him on the parapet of the Temple.

5. Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

6. 'If you are Son of God,' he said, 'throw yourself down; for scripture says: He has given his angels orders about you, and they will carry you in their arms in case you trip over a stone.'

6. and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, `He will give his angels charge of you,' and `On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

7. Jesus said to him, 'Scripture also says: Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'

7. Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

8. Next, taking him to a very high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour.

8. Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

9. And he said to him, 'I will give you all these, if you fall at my feet and do me homage.'

9. and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

10. Then Jesus replied, 'Away with you, Satan! For scripture says: The Lord your God is the one to whom you must do homage, him alone you must serve.'

10. Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! for it is written, `You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

11. Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels appeared and looked after him.

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

12. Hearing that John had been arrested he withdrew to Galilee,

12. Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee;

13. and leaving Nazara he went and settled in Capernaum, beside the lake, on the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali.

13. and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper'na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali,

14. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

14. that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

15. Land of Zebulun! Land of Naphtali! Way of the sea beyond Jordan. Galilee of the nations!

15. "The land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles --

16. The people that lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who lived in a country of shadow dark as death a light has dawned.

16. the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

17. From then onwards Jesus began his proclamation with the message, 'Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.'

17. From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

18. As he was walking by the Lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast into the lake with their net, for they were fishermen.

18. As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

19. And he said to them, 'Come after me and I will make you fishers of people.'

19. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

20. And at once they left their nets and followed him.

20. Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

21. Going on from there he saw another pair of brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.

21. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zeb'edee and John his brother, in the boat with Zeb'edee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

22. And at once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him.

22. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

23. He went round the whole of Galilee teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and illness among the people.

23. And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.

24. His fame spread throughout Syria, and those who were suffering from diseases and painful complaints of one kind or another, the possessed, epileptics, the paralysed, were all brought to him, and he cured them.

24. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.

25. Large crowds followed him, coming from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judaea and Transjordan.

25. And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decap'olis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.