Chapter 4
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil .
2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights , he was hungry afterward .
3 The tempter came and said to him , " If you are the Son of God , command that these stones become bread."
4 But he answered , " It is written , ‘ Man shall not live by bread alone , but by every word that proceeds out of God ’s mouth .’"
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city . He set him on the pinnacle of the temple ,
6 and said to him , " If you are the Son of God , throw yourself down , for it is written , ‘ He will command his angels concerning you ,’ and , ‘ On their hands they will bear you up , so that you don’ t dash your foot against a stone .’"
7 Jesus said to him , " Again , it is written , ‘ You shall not test the Lord , your God .’"
8 Again , the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain , and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory .
9 He said to him , " I will give you all of these things , if you will fall down and worship me ."
10 Then Jesus said to him , " Get behind me , Satan ! For it is written , ‘ You shall worship the Lord your God , and you shall serve him only .’"
11 Then the devil left him , and behold , angels came and served him .
12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up , he withdrew into Galilee .
13 Leaving Nazareth , he came and lived in Capernaum , which is by the sea , in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali ,
14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet , saying ,
15 " The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali , toward the sea , beyond the Jordan , Galilee of the Gentiles ,
16 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."
17 From that time , Jesus began to preach , and to say , " Repent ! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand ."
18 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.
19 He said to them , " Come after me , and I will make you fishers for men."
20 They immediately left their nets and followed him .
21 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 .
22 They immediately left the boat and their father , and followed him .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 Great multitudes from Galilee , Decapolis , Jerusalem , Judea , and from beyond the Jordan followed him .