Matthew, 4

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

1. Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert that he be put to the test by the devil.

2. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

2. After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry.

3. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

3. Then the devil came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, order these stones to turn into bread."

4. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

4. But Jesus answered, "Scripture says: one does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."

5. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

5. Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city, set him on the highest wall of the temple, and said to him,

6. And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

6. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for scripture says, God has given orders to his angels about you. Their hands will hold you up lest you hurt your foot against a stone."

7. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

7. Jesus answered, "But scripture also says: You shall not put to the test the Lord your God."

8. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

8. Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the nations of the world in all their greatness and splendor. And he said,

9. And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

9. "All this I will give you, if you kneel and worship me."

10. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

10. Then Jesus answered, "Be off, Satan! Scripture says: worship the Lord your God and serve him alone."

11. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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

12. Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

12. When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

13. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

13. He left Nazareth and went to settle down in Capernaum, a town by the lake of Galilee, at the border of Zebulun and Naphtali.

14. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

14. In this way the word of the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled:

15. The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

15. Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali crossed by the Road of the Sea, and you who live by the Jordan, Galilee, land of pagans, listen:

16. The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

16. The people who lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who live in the land of the shadow of death, a light has shone.

17. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

17. From that time on Jesus began to proclaim his message, "Change your ways: the kingdom of heaven is near."

18. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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

19. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

19. He said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for people."

20. And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.

20. At once they left their nets and followed him.

21. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

21. He went on from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them.

22. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

22. At once they left the boat and their father and followed him.

23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

23. Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and curing all kinds of sickness and disease among the people.

24. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

24. The news about him spread through the whole of Syria, and the people brought all their sick to him, and all those who suffered: the possessed, the deranged, the paralyzed, and he healed them all.

25. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan.

25. Large crowds followed him from Galilee and the Ten Cities, from Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan.