Hesus JOY Christ - Matthew Chapter Four

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The Gospel of Matthew --- Chapter Four

New International Version

The Temptation of Jesus

4 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴Jesus answered, “It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'^a”

⁵Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶”If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“ ' He will command his angels concerning you,

and they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' ^b ”

⁷Jesus answered him, “It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' ^c “

⁸Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹”All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' ^d “

¹¹Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Jesus Begins to Preach

¹²When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. ¹³Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali – ¹⁴to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

¹⁵” Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,

the way to the sea, along the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles ---

¹⁶the people living in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of the shadow of death

a light has dawned. “ ^e

¹⁷From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

The Calling of the First Disciples

¹⁸As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹”Come follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰At once they left their nets and followed him.

²¹Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus Heals the Sick

²³Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. ²⁴News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. ²⁵Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,^f Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.

-a- 4 Deuteronomy 8:3

-b- 6 Psalm 91:11,12

-c- 7 Deuteronomy 6:16

-d- 10 Deuteronomy 6:13

-e- 16 Isaiah 9:1,2

-f- 25 That is, the Ten Cities