Matthew 4
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
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.
Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"
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.
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
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;
He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
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.
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."
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.
From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Walking 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.
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.
He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
They immediately left their nets and followed him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.
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.
They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
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.
The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
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.
Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.